LA HB51 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 21 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-21 - Effective date: See Act.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

(Constitutional Amendment) Restricts post-conviction bail for certain offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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Title

(Constitutional Amendment) Restricts post-conviction bail for certain offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-13 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 51 FINAL PASSAGE (#866) (Y: 31 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - House - House Vote on HB 51 FINAL PASSAGE (#597) (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-21HouseEffective date: See Act.
2026-05-21HouseBecomes Act No. 271.
2026-05-21HouseTaken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
2026-05-18SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-18HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-13SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-07SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-06SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-05SenateRules suspended. Reported favorably.
2026-04-22SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-04-21SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-20HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-04-13HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-13HouseNotice given.
2026-04-13HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-09HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-08HouseRead by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-07HouseReported with amendments (8-0).
2026-03-26HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-03-25HouseReported favorably (11-0. To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-01-30HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026.
2026-01-30HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-01-30HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB51&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436139
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453803
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459382
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463911
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472857
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475809
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458388
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459290
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457445
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436147
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449357
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454173
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454284
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459569
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459949
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464013
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464272
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473181
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463867
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472649

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