CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the reassignment of a defendant's case when the right to a jury trial has been waived

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. May 29Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 541.Became Law
   2. May 29Effective date: 08/01/2026.
   3. May 28Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
   4. May 27Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
   5. May 27Signed by the President of the Senate.
   6. May 26Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1366). Result: pass.Upper
   7. May 26Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 11 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
   8. May 26Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
   9. May 21Rules suspended.
   10. May 21Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
   11. May 14Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   12. May 13Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   13. May 12Reported favorably.Minor
   14. Apr 27Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
   15. Apr 22Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   16. Apr 21Called from the calendar.
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#640). Result: pass.Lower
       • Vote recorded SUSPEND THE RULES (#637). Result: fail.Lower
   17. Apr 21Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 57, nays 36. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
   18. Apr 20Called from the calendar.
   19. Apr 20Read by title, returned to the calendar.
   20. Apr 20Notice given.
   21. Apr 20Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
   22. Apr 14Notice given.
   23. Apr 14Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
   24. Apr 13Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
   25. Apr 9Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 50, nays 49. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider pending.
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#396). Result: fail.Lower
       • Vote recorded MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#395). Result: fail.Lower
   26. Apr 8Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
   27. Apr 7Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   28. Apr 1Reported favorably (9-3).Minor
   29. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
   30. Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
   31. Feb 24Prefiled.Minor
   32. Feb 24Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Introduced