Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 156
CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Increases the maximum period of imprisonment for negligent homicide. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 25, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1534, JUDC, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1540, JUDC, Adopted
- Senate Floor Bureau Note, #1752, Kleinpeter, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #5296, Villio, Adopted
- SB156 Original
- SB156 Engrossed
- SB156 Reengrossed
- SB156 Enrolled
- SB156 Act 466
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 Senate | CONCUR (#988) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 13, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1268) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#259) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 25, 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. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - May 6, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 7, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 11, 2026 · House
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. - May 12, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026. - May 13, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 21. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House with amendments. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 21, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - May 25, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 466. - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 8/1/2026.