LA SB 81
enactedCRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to waiver of a trial by jury in a noncapital felony case. (See Act)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did LA SB 81 pass?
Yes. LA SB 81 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-20. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
What is LA SB 81 about?
LA SB 81 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to waiver of a trial by jury in a noncapital felony case. (See Act)”.
Who sponsors LA SB 81?
Jay Morris is the primary sponsor of LA SB 81.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-20 — Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jay Morrisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-05-29
Effective date: See Act.
2026-05-29
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 455.
became-law,executive-signature
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.
2026-05-20
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-19
Received from the House without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-19
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 59, nays 41. 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
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-13
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-13
Notice given.
2026-05-13
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-12
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-07
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-06
Reported favorably (7-3). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-24
Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-03-18
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-17
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
2026-02-20
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#136)
2026-03-24 · pass · 27-11
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Duplessis: no
- Luneau: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Selders: no
- Carter: no
- Jenkins: no
- Miguez: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1402)
2026-05-19 · pass · 59-41
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Riser: yes
- Billings: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Spell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Galle: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Illg: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Wright: yes
- Coates: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Cox: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Adams: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Miller: no
- Amedee: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Moore: no
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Murray: no
- Brass: no
- Knox: no
- Newell: no
- Bryant: no
- LaCombe: no
- Owen: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaFleur: no
- Phelps: no
- Carter, R.: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Tarver: no
- Chassion: no
- Larvadain: no
- Taylor: no
- Crews: no
- Lyons: no
- Ventrella: no
- Dickerson: no
- Marcelle: no
- Walters: no
- Edmonston: no
- Martinez: no
- Wilder: no
- Freeman: no
- Melerine: no
- Young: no
- Green: no
- Mena: no
- Bagley: other
- Hilferty: other
- McMakin: other
- Deshotel: other
- McCormick: other
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