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LouisianaHB 4292026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIME/THEFT: Adds theft or unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure as a predicate crime for terrorism (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsored By: Jacob Jules Landry (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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

Infrastructure Offenders Face Revised Criminal Penalties

Louisiana sets penalties for critical infrastructure theft worth $25,000 or more: up to $50,000, up to 20 years in prison, or both. The law removes the prior lower-value penalty tiers and separate penalty for theft that foreseeably threatens human life. Theft or unauthorized entry also qualifies as a basis for terrorism when committed with the required intent. That intent is to intimidate or coerce civilians, or influence government policy or conduct through intimidation or coercion. A terrorism conviction on this basis requires five to 20 years in prison at hard labor.

Broader Infrastructure Protections and Access Restrictions

Louisiana expands critical infrastructure protections to water intake structures, water and sewer treatment facilities, and public drinking water systems. Covered drinking water systems include storage structures, pump stations, treatment facilities, and transmission lines. Oil fields and oil and natural gas operations are also covered, from drilling and production through processing, storage, and delivery. Coverage includes related equipment, products, public and private roads, storage yards, and equipment moving between work sites. The law covers unauthorized entry into enclosed infrastructure premises and enclosed restricted areas. It also bans intentional drone flights within or over covered areas without prior express permission; those areas must be enclosed by a physical barrier or marked as restricted or limited access. Intentional, malicious, unauthorized electronic interference with systems or equipment used to operate, monitor, secure, or control infrastructure is also prohibited.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jacob Jules Landry

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 245 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/26/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. 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 • 4/7/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 100 • No: 0

House vote • 3/25/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 804.

    6/8/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/8/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

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

    5/31/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/27/2026House

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

    5/26/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/26/2026House

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

    5/21/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/20/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/19/2026Senate

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

    4/8/2026Senate

  14. Called from the calendar.

    4/7/2026House

  15. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/7/2026House

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

    4/7/2026Senate

  17. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    3/31/2026House

  18. Notice given.

    3/31/2026House

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.

    3/31/2026House

  20. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.

    3/30/2026House

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

    3/26/2026House

  22. Reported with amendments (12-0).

    3/25/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  24. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

  25. Prefiled.

    2/25/2026House

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