LA HB82 | 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: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to penalties for DWI offenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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Title

Provides relative to penalties for DWI offenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 82 FINAL PASSAGE (#733) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - House - House Vote on HB 82 FINAL PASSAGE (#423) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-15HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 117.
2026-05-13HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-13SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-12HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-12HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-11SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-04SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-29SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-14SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-04-13SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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 (18-0).
2026-03-26HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-03-25HouseReported with amendments (11-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-06HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
2026-02-03HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-03HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB82&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436666
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453858
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459435
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471398
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475494
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439048
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439575
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453849
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454395
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455101
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459359
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436674
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449058
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454169
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454388
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459568
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459950
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471688
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461474
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471132

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