DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to the membership of the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Kellee Dickerson
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 53
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Domestic Violence Prevention Commission Membership Changes

This act changes the membership requirements for the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission by reducing the number of members and changing how judges join the commission.

What This Bill Does

Changes the total number of members on the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission from twenty to nineteen.
Reduces the number of specific member positions within the commission from eighteen to seventeen.
Adds a requirement for one judge with experience in family law matters, selected by the president of the Louisiana District Court Judges Association.
Removes a previous requirement for another type of judge's position on the commission.

Who It Names or Affects

The Domestic Violence Prevention Commission
District court judges who may be appointed to the commission

Terms To Know

Domestic Violence Prevention Commission: A group that works on reducing and preventing domestic violence in Louisiana.
Family law matters: Legal issues related to families, such as divorce or child custody cases.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify how the commission will operate with fewer members.
It is unclear what specific changes this will bring about in terms of domestic violence prevention efforts.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Committee Amendment #2030 H&W Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB124 4921 2030 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB124 4921 2030 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Original House Bill No.
124 by Representative Dickerson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, delete line 3, in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: 3 "paragraph), (h), and (i) and to repeal R.S.
46:2146(A)(1)(p), relative to the" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #1829 H&W Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB124 4921 1829 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB124 4921 1829 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Original House Bill No.
124 by Representative Dickerson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, delete line 3, in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: 3 "paragraph), (h), and (i) and to repeal R.S.
46:2146(A)(1)(p), relative to the" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-11 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 53.
2026-05-07 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-07 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-06 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-05 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-27 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-22 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-21 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-25 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-03-24 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-24 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-18 H
Reported with amendments (10-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-13 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
2026-02-13 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-13 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to the membership of the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 532026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 124
BY REPRESENTATIVE DICKERSON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2146(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1)(introductory
3 paragraph), (h), and (i) and to repeal R.S. 46:2146(A)(1)(p), relative to the Domestic
4 Violence Prevention Commission; to provide for the membership of the commission;
5 to remove a member from the commission; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 46:2146(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1)(introductory paragraph),
8 (h), and (i) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §2146. Composition of the commission
10 A. The commission shall be composed of twenty nineteen members as
11 follows:
12 (1) Eighteen Seventeen of the commission members shall be the following:
13 * * *
14 (h) One current or former district court judge with experience in criminal law
15 matters, selected by the president of the Louisiana District Court Judges Association.
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HB NO. 124 ENROLLED
1 (i) One current or former district court judge with experience in family law
2 matters, selected by the president of the Louisiana District Court Judges Association.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. R.S. 46:2146(A)(1)(p) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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