HR 39 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commemorates the celebration of St. Joseph's Day on March 19, 2026, and establishes the Italian American Legislative Caucus

This bill commemorates St. Joseph's Day on March 19, 2026, and establishes the Italian American Legislative Caucus in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The resolution recognizes the cultural and historical connections between Italy and Louisiana, particularly highlighting Italian contributions to the state's agriculture, commerce, culinary traditions, and the development of jazz music. By creating the caucus, the bill provides a formal structure for Italian American citizens to represent their community interests within the legislature. The measure focuses on preserving and promoting Italian heritage traditions within Louisiana's legislative body.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026
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HR39 Original HR39 Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 23, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized for enactment by adding the names of all sponsoring representatives and including the Speaker of the House's signature, while removing internal drafting headers and the legislative digest. The substantive policy content, including the commemoration of St. Joseph's Day and the establishment of the Italian American Legislative Caucus, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal document headers, page numbers, and the legislative digest from the original draft.

Added the full list of co-sponsoring representatives and the Speaker of the House's signature block to finalize the enrolled version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, adopted.
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors

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