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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 22, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 26, 2026
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Became LawJun 09, 2026
Louisiana House Bill
CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Creates a pretrial incarceration alternative pilot program in Caddo Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 09, 2026: Effective date: See Act.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Instruments Pending Senate Conference
Position: 6
Summary
Comments on HB 159
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 90
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Echols
- Mack
- Adams
- Edmonston
- Marcelle
- Amedee
- Egan
- Martinez
- Bacala
- Farnum
- McCormick
- Bagley
- Firment
- McMahen
- Bamburg
- Fisher
- Melerine
- Beaullieu
- Fontenot
- Mena
- Berault
- Freiberg
- Miller
- Billings
- Gadberry
- Moore
- Boudreaux
- Galle
- Murray
- Bourriaque
- Geymann
- Muscarello
- Boyer
- Green
- Orgeron
- Brass
- Hebert
- Owen
- Braud
- Henry, C.
- Phelps
- Broussard
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Bryant
- Horton
- Schamerhorn
- Carlson
- Illg
- Schlegel
- Carrier
- Jackson
- Spell
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, M.
- St. Blanc
- Carter, W.
- Johnson, T.
- Stagni
- Carver
- Jordan
- Tarver
- Chassion
- Kerner
- Taylor
- Chenevert
- Knox
- Thomas
- Coates
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Cox
- LaFleur
- Ventrella
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Villio
- Deshotel
- Landry, M.
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Landry, T.
- Wright
- Dickerson
- Larvadain
- Wyble
- Domangue
- Lyons
- Zeringue
NO: 0
ABSENT: 15
YES: 99
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Farnum
- McMahen
- Adams
- Firment
- McMakin
- Amedee
- Fisher
- Melerine
- Bacala
- Fontenot
- Mena
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Miller
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Moore
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Murray
- Billings
- Galle
- Muscarello
- Boudreaux
- Geymann
- Newell
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Orgeron
- Boyd
- Green
- Owen
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Phelps
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Riser
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Schamerhorn
- Bryant
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Illg
- Spell
- Carlson
- Jackson
- St. Blanc
- Carrier
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, T.
- Tarver
- Carver
- Jordan
- Taylor
- Chassion
- Kerner
- Thomas
- Chenevert
- Knox
- Thompson
- Coates
- LaFleur
- Turner
- Cox
- Landry, J.
- Ventrella
- Crews
- Landry, M.
- Villio
- Deshotel
- Landry, T.
- Walters
- Dewitt
- Larvadain
- Wilder
- Dickerson
- Lyons
- Wiley
- Domangue
- Mack
- Wright
- Echols
- Marcelle
- Wyble
- Edmonston
- McCormick
- Young
- Egan
- McFarland
- Zeringue
NO: 0
YES: 93
- Adams
- Egan
- Martinez
- Amedee
- Farnum
- McCormick
- Bacala
- Firment
- McMahen
- Beaullieu
- Fisher
- Melerine
- Berault
- Fontenot
- Mena
- Billings
- Freeman
- Miller
- Boudreaux
- Freiberg
- Moore
- Bourriaque
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Boyd
- Galle
- Newell
- Boyer
- Geymann
- Orgeron
- Brass
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Braud
- Green
- Phelps
- Broussard
- Hebert
- Sawyer
- Bryant
- Henry, C.
- Schamerhorn
- Butler
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Carpenter
- Illg
- Spell
- Carrier
- Jackson
- St. Blanc
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Carter, W.
- Johnson, T.
- Tarver
- Carver
- Jordan
- Taylor
- Chassion
- Kerner
- Thomas
- Chenevert
- Knox
- Thompson
- Coates
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Cox
- LaFleur
- Ventrella
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Villio
- Deshotel
- Landry, M.
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Landry, T.
- Wiley
- Dickerson
- Larvadain
- Wright
- Domangue
- Lyons
- Wyble
- Echols
- Mack
- Young
- Edmonston
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
NO: 0
ABSENT: 12
Actions
- Jun 09, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 784.
- Effective date: See Act.
- Jun 04, 2026 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- Jun 01, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
- Jun 01, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- May 31, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conference committee members appointed: Jenkins, Morris, and Boudreaux.
- Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Jackson, Villio, and Amedee.
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- May 27, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
- Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended.
- Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
- Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
- Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 21, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (11-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
Bill Texts
- HB159 OriginalPDF
- HB159 EngrossedPDF
- HB159 ReengrossedPDF
- HB159 EnrolledPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #3863, ACRJ, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #3934, Jackson, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3176, JUDC, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3178, JUDC, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3379, BUREAU, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #4129, Jenkins, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #4169, Morris, Jay, AdoptedPDF
- Conference Committee Report, #6289, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedPDF
Documents
- Digest of HB159 OriginalPDF
- Digest of HB159 EngrossedPDF
- Digest of HB159 ReengrossedPDF
- Senate Green Sheet Digest for HB159PDF
- Summary of Senate Amendments to HB159PDF
- Digest of CCRHB159 4274 6289, ProposedPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB159 OriginalPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB159 EngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB159 ReEngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB159 ReEngrossed With Senate Cmte AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB159 ReEngrossed With Senate Floor AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB159 ReEngrossed With Conference Committee AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB159 EnrolledPDF
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