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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 20, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 19, 2026
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Became LawMay 29, 2026
Louisiana Senate Bill
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent offenses. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
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Senate • May 29, 2026: Effective date 8/1/2026.
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Summary
Comments on SB 320
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 98
- Adams
- Edmonston
- Martinez
- Amedee
- Egan
- McCormick
- Bacala
- Farnum
- McMahen
- Bamburg
- Firment
- Melerine
- Bayham
- Fisher
- Mena
- Beaullieu
- Fontenot
- Miller
- Berault
- Freeman
- Moore
- Billings
- Freiberg
- Murray
- Boudreaux
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Bourriaque
- Galle
- Newell
- Boyd
- Geymann
- Owen
- Boyer
- Glorioso
- Phelps
- Brass
- Green
- Riser
- Braud
- Hebert
- Sawyer
- Broussard
- Henry, C.
- Schamerhorn
- Bryant
- Henry, D.
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Horton
- Spell
- Carlson
- Illg
- St. Blanc
- Carpenter
- Jackson
- Stagni
- Carrier
- Johnson, M.
- Tarver
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Carter, W.
- Jordan
- Thomas
- Carver
- Kerner
- Turner
- Chassion
- Knox
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- LaCombe
- Villio
- Coates
- LaFleur
- Walters
- Cox
- Landry, J.
- Wilder
- Crews
- Landry, M.
- Wiley
- Deshotel
- Landry, T.
- Wright
- Dewitt
- Larvadain
- Wyble
- Dickerson
- Lyons
- Young
- Domangue
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Echols
- Marcelle
NO: 0
Actions
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 488.
- Effective date 8/1/2026.
- 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
- Received from the House without amendments.
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- May 18, 2026 | House
- Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
- May 13, 2026 | House
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 12, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Apr 21, 2026 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Apr 20, 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 15, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Reported favorably.
- 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 27, 2026 | Senate
- Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.


