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LouisianaHB 522026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to trial of misdemeanors (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsored By: Debbie Villio (Republican)

Became Law

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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

Six-person juries for Louisiana misdemeanor defendants

Louisiana misdemeanor defendants must receive a six-person jury trial when their offense allows either of two possible penalties. These are a fine over $2,500 or more than six months in jail. All six jurors must agree on the verdict. The rule applies going forward and retroactively to June 8, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Debbie Villio

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 5

Senate vote • 5/5/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 33 • No: 2

House vote • 4/13/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 85 • No: 3

House vote • 3/18/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 192 without the Governor's signature.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 05/18/2026.

    5/15/2026House

  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 33 yeas and 2 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.

    4/15/2026Senate

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

    4/14/2026Senate

  13. Called from the calendar.

    4/13/2026House

  14. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/13/2026House

  15. Notice given.

    4/8/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/26.

    4/8/2026House

  17. Called from the calendar.

    3/31/2026House

  18. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    3/31/2026House

  19. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    3/24/2026House

  20. Notice given.

    3/24/2026House

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

    3/24/2026House

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

    3/23/2026House

  23. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.

    3/23/2026House

  24. Reported with amendments (12-0).

    3/18/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

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