LA SB320 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 320

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-29 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent offenses. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Title

Provides relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent offenses. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Roll Calls

2026-05-19 - House - House Vote on SB 320 FINAL PASSAGE (#1370) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 320 FINAL PASSAGE (#374) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-29	Senate	Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-29	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 488.
2026-05-25	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-21	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-20	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19	Senate	Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-19	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-18	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-18	House	Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-13	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-12	House	Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-04-21	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-20	Senate	Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-15	Senate	Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-14	Senate	Reported favorably.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-02-27	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Subjects

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB320&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447401
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462025
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463935
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474471
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480187
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463766
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447403
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463151
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464052
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468152
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475917
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463864
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474258