Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 140

JUVENILE PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the time limitations governing juvenile delinquency proceedings (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Vincent Cox III (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #1914, ACRJ, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #1968, ACRJ, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #3857, Cox, Adopted
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3091, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3146, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3214, JUDB, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #3970, Boudreaux, Gerald, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #4567, Reese, Adopted
• HB140 Original
• HB140 Engrossed
• HB140 Reengrossed
• HB140 Enrolled
• HB140 Act 620

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

Actions

• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (8-3).
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 27. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Called from the Calendar.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
• May 28, 2026 · Senate
  Called from the Calendar.
• May 28, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 28, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 28, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 73, nays 25, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 2, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 620.
• Jun 2, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.