Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 125
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Gerald Boudreaux (Democratic)
Cosponsors (78)
- Jerome Zeringue (Republican)
- Rashid Young (Democratic)
- John Wyble (Republican)
- Mark Wright (Republican)
- Lauren Ventrella (Republican)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Joe Stagni
- Annie Spell (Republican)
- Laurie Schlegel (Republican)
- Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican)
- Paul Sawyer (Republican)
- Neil Riser (Republican)
- Tammy Phelps (Democratic)
- Charles Owen (Republican)
- Candace N. Newell (Democratic)
- Ed Murray (Democratic)
- Pat Moore (Democratic)
- Dustin Miller (Democratic)
- Shaun Mena (Democratic)
- Michael Melerine (Republican)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Ed Larvadain III (Democratic)
- Terry Landry Jr
- Mandie Landry (Democratic)
- Jacob Landry (Republican)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
- Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Edmond Jordan (Democratic)
- C. Travis Johnson (Democratic)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- Dodie Horton (Republican)
- Dana Henry (Democratic)
- Troy Hebert (Republican)
- Kyle M. Green , Jr. (Democratic)
- Brian Glorioso (Republican)
- Jay Galle (Republican)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- Peter Egan (Republican)
- Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
- Michael Echols (Republican)
- Jason Dewitt (Republican)
- Phillip DeVillier (Republican)
- Vincent Cox III (Republican)
- Emily Chenevert (Republican)
- Kim Carver (Republican)
- Wilford Carter , Sr. (Democratic)
- Robert Carter (Democratic)
- R. Dewith Carrier (Republican)
- Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
- Rhonda Butler (Republican)
- Marcus Bryant (Democratic)
- Ken Brass (Democratic)
- Chad Boyer (Republican)
- Delisha Boyd (Democratic)
- Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Stephanie Berault (Republican)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. (Republican)
- Beryl Amedee (Republican)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Ed Price (Democratic)
- Beth Mizell (Republican)
- Jay Luneau (Democratic)
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
- Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
- Jimmy Harris (Democratic)
- Royce Duplessis (Democratic)
- Gary Carter (Democratic)
- Sidney Barthelemy (Democratic)
- Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
- Mark Abraham (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 24, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1966, FNCE, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1989, FNCE, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #5215, Melerine, Rejected
- House Committee Amendment, #5222, APP, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #5374, APP, Adopted
- SB125 Original
- SB125 Engrossed
- SB125 Reengrossed
- SB125 Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 Senate | CONCUR (#1051) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 19, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1406) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 19, 2026 House | AMENDMENT # 5215 BY MELERINE, MOTION TO ADOPT (#1405) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#348) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#347) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. - Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - May 5, 2026 · House
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - May 11, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 12, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 13, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. - May 18, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026. - May 18, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - May 18, 2026 · House
Notice given. - May 18, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026. - May 19, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - May 19, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House with amendments. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays. - May 21, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 25, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 21, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - Jun 2, 2026 · Senate
Vetoed by the Governor.