LA HB 251
enactedCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides with respect to criminal resentencing
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 251 pass?
Yes. LA HB 251 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 538.
What is LA HB 251 about?
LA HB 251 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides with respect to criminal resentencing”.
Who sponsors LA HB 251?
Mandie Landry is the primary sponsor of LA HB 251, joined by 11 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-29 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 538.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Mandie Landryprimary
- Chasity Martinezcosponsor
- Rodney Lyonscosponsor
- Terry Landry Jrcosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleurcosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freemancosponsor
- Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
- Delisha Boydcosponsor
- Doyle Boudreauxcosponsor
- Beth Billingscosponsor
- Beryl Amedeecosponsor
- Tehmi Chassioncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-29
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 538.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-29
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-28
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-27
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-27
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26
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.
passage
2026-05-26
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-21
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-20
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-19
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-18
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-14
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-05-13
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-13
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-12
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-12
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-12
Notice given.
2026-05-12
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-11
Notice given.
2026-05-11
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-07
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-06
Reported with amendments (9-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-20
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
Versions
- House Committee Amendment, #4954, ACRJ, DraftCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #5122, ACRJ, AdoptedCompare
- House Floor Amendment, #5358, Villio, WithdrawnCompare
- House Floor Amendment, #5579, Landry, Mandie, AdoptedCompare
- HB251 OriginalCompare
- HB251 EngrossedCompare
- HB251 ReengrossedCompare
- HB251 EnrolledCompare
- HB251 Act 538Compare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#1258)
2026-05-13 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bayham: other
- Geymann: other
- Stagni: other
- Carlson: other
- Johnson, M.: other
- Thompson: other
- Carpenter: other
- McFarland: other
- Young: other
- Echols: other
- Newell: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1316)
2026-05-26 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Selders: other
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