Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 251

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides with respect to criminal resentencing

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

Sponsors

• Mandie Landry (Democratic)

Cosponsors (11)

• Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
• Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
• Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
• Terry Landry Jr
• Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
• Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
• Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
• Delisha Boyd (Democratic)
• Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
• Beth Billings (Republican)
• Beryl Amedee (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #4954, ACRJ, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5122, ACRJ, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5358, Villio, Withdrawn
• House Floor Amendment, #5579, Landry, Mandie, Adopted
• HB251 Original
• HB251 Engrossed
• HB251 Reengrossed
• HB251 Enrolled
• HB251 Act 538

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (9-0).
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• May 14, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• May 18, 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 38 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.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 538.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.