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LouisianaHB 10332026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIME: Provides relative to the definition of "critical infrastructure"

Sponsored By: Tony Bacala (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Louisiana expands protections and entry restrictions

Louisiana expands what counts as critical infrastructure under its unauthorized-entry law and a second state-law definition. Both now cover more transportation sites, government facilities, military installations, and oil and gas exploration platforms, vehicles, and equipment, including wireline equipment. Transportation sites include ports, railroad switching yards, pipelines, trucking terminals, airports, heliports, spaceports, landing strips, transit and passenger rail terminals, postal facilities, and freight facilities. The second definition also covers communications and cybersecurity systems, electric grids, hazardous waste treatment, water treatment, floodgates, and pump stations. It includes wired and wireless communications, internet data networks, and related equipment and wires, including broadcast, video, fiber-optic, and transmission equipment. More sites fall under existing unauthorized-entry restrictions, but the law does not change penalties. The act’s effective-date rule provides for immediate effect upon the governor’s signature or expiration of the deadline for signing; after a veto override, it takes effect the next day.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Tony Bacala

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 142 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/11/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 95 • No: 0

House vote • 4/15/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 188.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 05/15/2026.

    5/15/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/13/2026House

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/11/2026Senate

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/7/2026Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/6/2026Senate

  10. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

    5/5/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

    4/27/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/22/2026House

  13. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/22/2026Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

    4/21/2026House

  15. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/16/2026House

  16. Reported favorably (11-0).

    4/15/2026House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    3/31/2026House

  18. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

    3/30/2026House

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