LA SB 125

vetoed

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did LA SB 125 pass?

No. LA SB 125 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2026-02-24. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

What is LA SB 125 about?

LA SB 125 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 125?

Gerald Boudreaux is the primary sponsor of LA SB 125, joined by 78 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-24 — Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-06-02
Vetoed by the Governor.
executive-veto
2026-05-21
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-25
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-21
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-20
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-19
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-19
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-19
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-18
Notice given.
2026-05-18
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-13
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-12
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-11
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-05
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-29
Reported favorably (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-15
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-14
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-13
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-07
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #1966, FNCE, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #1989, FNCE, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5215, Melerine, RejectedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5222, APP, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5374, APP, AdoptedCompare
SB125 OriginalCompare
SB125 EngrossedCompare
SB125 ReengrossedCompare
SB125 EnrolledCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

CO-AUTHORS (#348)
2026-04-15 · fail · 9-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Barthelemy: yes
- Harris: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Fesi: other
- Myers: other
- Abraham: other
- Foil: other
- Owen: other
- Allain: other
- Hensgens: other
- Pressly: other
- Barrow: other
- Hodges: other
- Reese: other
- Bass: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Lambert: other
- Selders: other
- Cathey: other
- McMath: other
- Stine: other
- Cloud: other
- Miguez: other
- Talbot: other
- Connick: other
- Miller: other
- Wheat: other
- Edmonds: other
- Morris: other
- Womack: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#347)
2026-04-15 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: 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
- Selders: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: other
- Hodges: other
- Miguez: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1406)
2026-05-19 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: 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
- Geymann: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bagley: other
- Hilferty: other
- Villio: other
- Firment: other
- McMakin: other
- Fontenot: other
- Thompson: other
AMENDMENT # 5215 BY MELERINE, MOTION TO ADOPT (#1405)
2026-05-19 · fail · 12-81
Member-level votes (105)
- Bayham: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Crews: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Echols: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Mr. Speaker: no
- Domangue: no
- Marcelle: no
- Adams: no
- Edmonston: no
- Martinez: no
- Amedee: no
- Egan: no
- McFarland: no
- Bacala: no
- Farnum: no
- McMahen: no
- Bamburg: no
- Freeman: no
- Mena: no
- Berault: no
- Freiberg: no
- Miller: no
- Billings: no
- Gadberry: no
- Moore: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Galle: no
- Murray: no
- Bourriaque: no
- Geymann: no
- Newell: no
- Boyd: no
- Glorioso: no
- Orgeron: no
- Boyer: no
- Green: no
- Owen: no
- Brass: no
- Hebert: no
- Phelps: no
- Braud: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Riser: no
- Broussard: no
- Horton: no
- Sawyer: no
- Bryant: no
- Illg: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Butler: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Spell: no
- Carpenter: no
- Jordan: no
- St. Blanc: no
- Carrier: no
- Kerner: no
- Stagni: no
- Carter, R.: no
- Knox: no
- Tarver: no
- Carter, W.: no
- LaCombe: no
- Taylor: no
- Carver: no
- LaFleur: no
- Thomas: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, J.: no
- Turner: no
- Chenevert: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Ventrella: no
- Coates: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Wright: no
- Cox: no
- Larvadain: no
- Wyble: no
- Dewitt: no
- Lyons: no
- Young: no
- Dickerson: no
- Mack: no
- Zeringue: no
- Bagley: other
- Henry, C.: other
- Muscarello: other
- Beaullieu: other
- Hilferty: other
- Thompson: other
- Deshotel: other
- Jackson: other
- Villio: other
- Fisher: other
- McMakin: other
- Walters: other
CONCUR (#1051)
2026-05-20 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Barrow: other
- Miguez: other
- Selders: other
- Duplessis: other
- Myers: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Seabaugh: other

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