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LouisianaHB 1312026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to post-conviction relief

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, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Louisiana limits and delays post-conviction relief

Louisiana courts must deny post-conviction relief for claims a person knew about but did not raise before conviction. Courts must also deny relief for claims raised in the trial court but not pursued on appeal. The law no longer requires these failures to be inexcusable. When relief is granted, the ruling's effect is paused until the Louisiana Supreme Court review deadline passes or, following a timely review request, that court takes final action. Related custody and bail rules do not apply until the ruling granting relief becomes final.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Tony Bacala

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 110 • No: 31

Senate vote • 5/5/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 26 • No: 10

House vote • 4/9/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 74 • No: 21

House vote • 4/1/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 54.

    5/11/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/11/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/7/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/7/2026House

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/6/2026House

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

    5/6/2026House

  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/5/2026Senate

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

    4/27/2026Senate

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

    4/22/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/21/2026Senate

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

    4/14/2026Senate

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

    4/13/2026Senate

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/9/2026House

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

    4/8/2026House

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

    4/7/2026House

  16. Reported favorably (10-0).

    4/1/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  18. Prefiled.

    2/13/2026House

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    2/13/2026House

  20. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.

    2/13/2026House

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