LA HB53 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-11 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Adds certain gambling crimes as predicate offenses for racketeering (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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Title

Adds certain gambling crimes as predicate offenses for racketeering (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-27 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 53 FINAL PASSAGE (#452) (Y: 29 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-30 - House - House Vote on HB 53 FINAL PASSAGE (#152) (Y: 87 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-03-30 - House - House Vote on HB 53 FINAL PASSAGE (#152) (Y: 86 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-11HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-11HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 48.
2026-05-05HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-04SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-04-29HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-04-28HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-04-27SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-20SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-15SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-14SenateReported favorably.
2026-03-31SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-03-30SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-30HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 11. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-26HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
2026-03-25HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-24HouseReported favorably (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=HB53&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436141
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453159
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466772
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473862
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436151
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448080
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453566
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453637
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467539
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1484265
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455980
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1456438
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466507

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