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Claim 110

Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 173 into law as Act No. 259 on May 24, 2024; it took effect on August 1, 2024.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 173 into law as Act No. 259 on May 24, 2024; it took effect on August 1, 2024.
Field
occurred_on
Value
2024-05-24
About
incident 2024-louisiana-enacts-police-buffer-zone-law
Source
HB173, 2024 Regular Session: bill history
Publisher
Louisiana State Legislature
Method
primary document
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
2024-05-24
Supersedes
Claim 48

Quotation from the source

05/24 H Effective date: 08/01/2024. 05/24 H Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 259.