LA SB 156

enacted

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Increases the maximum period of imprisonment for negligent homicide. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did LA SB 156 pass?

Yes. LA SB 156 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-25. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

What is LA SB 156 about?

LA SB 156 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Increases the maximum period of imprisonment for negligent homicide. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 156?

Caleb Kleinpeter is the primary sponsor of LA SB 156.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-25 — 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

2026-05-29
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-29
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 466.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-25
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-21
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-20
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-19
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays.
2026-05-13
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-13
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 21. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-12
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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2026-05-07
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-06
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-07
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.
passage
2026-04-01
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-31
Reported with amendments.
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
2026-02-25
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #1534, JUDC, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #1540, JUDC, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #1752, Kleinpeter, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5296, Villio, AdoptedCompare
SB156 OriginalCompare
SB156 EngrossedCompare
SB156 ReengrossedCompare
SB156 EnrolledCompare
SB156 Act 466Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#259)
2026-04-07 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: 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
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: other
- Duplessis: other
- Selders: other
- Barthelemy: other
- McMath: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1268)
2026-05-13 · pass · 72-21
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Spell: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Marcelle: no
- Bryant: no
- Knox: no
- Miller: no
- Carter, R.: no
- LaFleur: no
- Moore: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Murray: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Newell: no
- Fisher: no
- Larvadain: no
- Phelps: no
- Freeman: no
- Lyons: no
- Taylor: no
- Bayham: other
- Farnum: other
- Stagni: other
- Brass: other
- Jackson: other
- Thompson: other
- Carpenter: other
- Johnson, T.: other
- Walters: other
- Echols: other
- Mena: other
- Young: other
CONCUR (#988)
2026-05-19 · pass · 33-1
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Jenkins: no
- Carter: other
- Mizell: other
- Selders: other
- Connick: other
- Myers: other

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250126

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