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IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 07, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 13, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana Senate Bill
CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Increases the maximum period of imprisonment for negligent homicide. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action See all actions
House • May 25, 2026: Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 156
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Caleb Kleinpeterprimary
Votes
YES: 72
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Dickerson
- McCormick
- Adams
- Domangue
- McFarland
- Amedee
- Edmonston
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Egan
- McMakin
- Bagley
- Firment
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Fontenot
- Muscarello
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Orgeron
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Owen
- Billings
- Galle
- Riser
- Boudreaux
- Geymann
- Sawyer
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Schamerhorn
- Boyer
- Green
- Schlegel
- Braud
- Hebert
- Spell
- Broussard
- Henry, C.
- St. Blanc
- Butler
- Henry, D.
- Tarver
- Carlson
- Hilferty
- Thomas
- Carrier
- Horton
- Turner
- Carver
- Illg
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Johnson, M.
- Villio
- Coates
- Kerner
- Wilder
- Cox
- LaCombe
- Wiley
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Wright
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Wyble
- Dewitt
- Martinez
- Zeringue
NO: 21
Actions
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 21, 2026 | Senate
- Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays.
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- Received from the House with amendments.
- May 13, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 21. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- May 12, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
- May 11, 2026 | House
- Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- May 07, 2026 | House
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Apr 07, 2026 | 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.
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Reported with amendments.
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Documents
- Digest of SB156 OriginalPDF
- Digest of SB156 EngrossedPDF
- Digest of SB156 ReengrossedPDF
- Summary of House Amendments to SB156PDF
- Fiscal Note - SB156 OriginalPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB156 EngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB156 ReEngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB156 ReEngrossed With House Floor AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB156 EnrolledPDF
