LA HB56 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-30 - Effective date: 04/27/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-30 - Effective date: 04/27/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Provides relative to the imposition of fines for driving while impaired (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Title
Provides relative to the imposition of fines for driving while impaired (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-14 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 56 FINAL PASSAGE (#328) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - House - House Vote on HB 56 FINAL PASSAGE (#69) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - House - House Vote on HB 56 FINAL PASSAGE (#69) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | House | Effective date: 04/27/2026. |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Becomes Act No. 8 without the Governor's signature. |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Sent to the Governor for executive approval. |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Received from the Senate without amendments. |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | Reported favorably. |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026. |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Reported favorably (10-0). |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| 2026-01-30 | House | First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026. |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Prefiled. |
