Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 276
BAIL: Authorizes a court to conduct a contradictory bail hearing prior to setting bail for a person in custody who is charged with certain sexually based offenses against a child under the age of eighteen
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 23, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #4651, ACRJ, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #4949, Carpenter, Adopted
- HB276 Original
- HB276 Engrossed
- HB276 Reengrossed
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#872) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 23, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (11-0). - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026. - May 5, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - May 7, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.