LA SB46 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Passed on May 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Passed on May 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Title
Creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Reese [R] | Sen. Mark Abraham [R] | Sen. Regina Barrow [D] | Sen. Heather Cloud [R] |
| Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter [R] | Sen. Blake Miguez [R] | Sen. John Morris [R] | Rep. Alonzo Knox [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-05-07 - House - House Vote on SB 46 FINAL PASSAGE (#999) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 46 FINAL PASSAGE (#27) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 46 FINAL PASSAGE (#27) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Effective date 8/1/2026. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 201. |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| 2026-05-11 | Senate | Received from the House without amendments. |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026. |
| 2026-05-05 | House | Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 2026-04-29 | House | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. |
| 2026-04-28 | House | Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| 2026-03-10 | 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. |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. |
