Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 159

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Creates a pretrial incarceration alternative pilot program in Caddo Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

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

Sponsors

• Steven Jackson (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #3863, ACRJ, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #3934, Jackson, Adopted
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3176, JUDC, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3178, JUDC, Adopted
• Senate Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3379, BUREAU, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #4129, Jenkins, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #4169, Morris, Jay, Adopted
• Conference Committee Report, #6289, House Adopted, Senate Adopted
• HB159 Original
• HB159 Engrossed
• HB159 Reengrossed
• HB159 Enrolled
• HB159 Act 784

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

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.
• Apr 15, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (11-0).
• Apr 16, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
• 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 27, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
• 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 with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. 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 26, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  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 26, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Jackson, Villio, and Amedee.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: Jenkins, Morris, and Boudreaux.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
• Jun 4, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 784.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Effective date: See Act.