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Candace Newell 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB143

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/7/26  
Refer
5/11/26  
Report Pass
5/18/26  
Provides relative to funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB157

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/11/26  
Refer
5/12/26  
Refer
5/19/26  
Refer
5/20/26  
Report Pass
5/26/26  
Enrolled
6/1/26  
Chaptered
6/2/26  
Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB427

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/17/26  
Refer
3/18/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Enrolled
5/25/26  
Chaptered
5/29/26  
Provides relative to the duty of care for online platforms that contract with minors
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB392

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Enrolled
5/25/26  
Chaptered
5/29/26  
Provides relative to requirements for posting suicide hotline information on school websites and student ID cards
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB401

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Engrossed
4/20/26  
Refer
4/21/26  
Report Pass
5/18/26  
Designates the elevated portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Lance Corporal Justin D. McLeese Memorial Bridge"
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB441

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
3/18/26  
Report Pass
4/16/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Refer
4/27/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Provides relative to employees of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB104

Introduced
2/22/26  
Refer
2/22/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/27/26  
Enrolled
5/12/26  
Chaptered
5/14/26  
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$3,000 SG EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB297

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/30/26  
Refer
3/31/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Enrolled
5/7/26  
Chaptered
5/11/26  
Expands early lease termination to include stalking and cyberstalking
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB321

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/23/26  
Engrossed
4/29/26  
Refer
5/4/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Enrolled
5/28/26  
Chaptered
6/2/26  
Provides relative to victims of human trafficking and prostitution offenses (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB339

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Enrolled
5/25/26  
Chaptered
5/29/26  
Provides relative to access to personal information of protected individuals (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB373

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Provides for the Louisiana Cannabis Pilot Program (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB440

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
(Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a parish governing authority to increase the amount of the homestead exemption (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB283

Introduced
2/23/26  
Refer
2/23/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Enrolled
5/27/26  
Chaptered
5/29/26  
Provides relative to incidents of assault and battery on students and school employees (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB323

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Provides relative to notification and reporting procedures pertaining to inmate deaths (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB362

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
4/20/26  
Engrossed
4/27/26  
Refer
4/28/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Enrolled
5/25/26  
Chaptered
5/29/26  
Creates the Regency Park Townhomes Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish