LouisianaCRIME/PUNISHMENT: Increases the maximum period of imprisonment for negligent homicide. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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History
- 2026
- May 29Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 466.Became Law
- May 29Effective date 8/1/2026.
- May 25Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 21Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.To Governor
- May 20Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Minor
- May 19Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays.
- Vote recorded CONCUR (#988). Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 21. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1268). Result: pass.Lower
- May 13Received from the House with amendments.Minor
- May 12Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
- May 11Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 7Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 6Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- Apr 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
- Apr 8Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Apr 7Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#259). Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 31Reported with amendments.Minor
- Mar 9Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
- Feb 25Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Introduced