LA-HB578-2026
Louisiana · HB 578 · 2026
Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act
Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted
- Bill key
- LA-HB578-2026
- State
- Louisiana
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Law status
- Pending
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 578, 2026 Leg., Reg. Sess. (La. 2026) (enacted), https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB578&sbi=y.
- Short citation
- La. H.B. 578.
- Enacted as
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 814.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act
Curator notes
Replaces "gender" with "sex" througout state law & defines "sex" as AGAB.
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Representative | HD-027 | Primary sponsor |
| Beryl Amedee | Republican | Representative | HD-051 | Co-sponsor |
| Mike Bayham | Republican | Representative | HD-103 | Co-sponsor |
| Rhonda Butler | Republican | Representative | HD-038 | Co-sponsor |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Representative | HD-066 | Co-sponsor |
| Raymond Crews | Republican | Representative | HD-008 | Co-sponsor |
| Jason DeWitt | Republican | Representative | HD-025 | Co-sponsor |
| Kellee Dickerson | Republican | Representative | HD-064 | Co-sponsor |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Representative | HD-088 | Co-sponsor |
| Peter Egan | Republican | Representative | HD-074 | Co-sponsor |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Representative | HD-033 | Co-sponsor |
| Gabe Firment | Republican | Representative | HD-022 | Co-sponsor |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Representative | HD-009 | Co-sponsor |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Representative | HD-030 | Co-sponsor |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Representative | HD-069 | Co-sponsor |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Representative | HD-024 | Co-sponsor |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Representative | HD-082 | Co-sponsor |
| Roger Wilder | Republican | Representative | HD-071 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (113,350 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
- As enrolled or final (106,397 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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