Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 160
DOMESTIC ABUSE: Increases the penalties for certain domestic violence offenses that involve strangulation (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 13, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #1803, ACRJ, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #1943, ACRJ, Adopted
- HB160 Original
- HB160 Engrossed
- HB160 Enrolled
- HB160 Act 623
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1313) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 13, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#458) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
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 (12-0). - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (17-0). - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 21, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 26, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 26, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 27, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 28, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 623. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.