LA SB207 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 207

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides 10-year time limitation on prosecution of certain crimes committed by elected officials and public employees. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Title

Provides 10-year time limitation on prosecution of certain crimes committed by elected officials and public employees. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Roll Calls

2026-05-13 - House - House Vote on SB 207 FINAL PASSAGE (#1273) (Y: 74 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 207 FINAL PASSAGE (#232) (Y: 24 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-22	Senate	Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-22	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 364.
2026-05-20	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-19	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18	Senate	Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-13	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 25. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-12	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11	House	Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-07	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-06	House	Reported favorably (8-3). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-07	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-04-01	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-31	Senate	Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 12 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-31	Senate	Called from the Calendar.
2026-03-24	Senate	Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-03-18	Senate	Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-17	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-02-26	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Subjects

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB207&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445004
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450620
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457965
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472836
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478348
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450507
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450472
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450927
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455629
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445006
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449892
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451620
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451776
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458063
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451718
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458755
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474368
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457849
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472548