LA HB52 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 15 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-15 - Effective date: 05/18/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to trial of misdemeanors (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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Title

Provides relative to trial of misdemeanors (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 52 FINAL PASSAGE (#582) (Y: 33 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - House - House Vote on HB 52 FINAL PASSAGE (#460) (Y: 85 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-15HouseEffective date: 05/18/2026.
2026-05-15HouseBecomes Act No. 192 without the Governor's signature.
2026-05-07HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-07SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-06HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-06HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-05SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-27SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-22SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-21SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-15SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-04-14SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-13HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-04-08HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/13/26.
2026-04-08HouseNotice given.
2026-03-31HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-31HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-03-24HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-24HouseNotice given.
2026-03-24HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-23HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
2026-03-23HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-18HouseReported with amendments (12-0).
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=HB52&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436140
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451330
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461731
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469283
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475257
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448472
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451296
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461259
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464146
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436148
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449815
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451626
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452225
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461889
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462416
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470010
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1485034
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461639
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469047

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