LA HB568 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to penalty enhancements for violations of drug free school zones (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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Title

Provides relative to penalty enhancements for violations of drug free school zones (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-18 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 568 FINAL PASSAGE (#923) (Y: 23 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - House - House Vote on HB 568 FINAL PASSAGE (#649) (Y: 59 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-22HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-22HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 305.
2026-05-19HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-19SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-18SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 23 yeas and 10 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.
2026-04-28SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-04-27SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-22HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 59, nays 34. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-21HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
2026-04-16HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-15HouseReported favorably (11-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-26HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB568&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445709
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462675
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465082
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473970
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479569
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460757
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464946
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445740
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461165
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463043
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462887
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465222
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466151
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475466
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1484587
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464985
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473627

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