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LouisianaHB 682026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIME: Provides relative to conduct that constitutes disturbing the peace (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsored By: Laurie Schlegel (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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New penalties for disrupting worship services

Louisiana law adds protections for worshipers by making specified disruptions of worship services or religious ceremonies disturbing the peace. The conduct must foreseeably disturb or alarm the public. Covered acts include violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior toward people lawfully attending, leading, or participating. They also include unreasonably loud or abusive language or noise that materially disrupts the service. Physical obstruction, intimidation, or threats of force toward clergy, worship leaders, or attendees also qualify. Penalties are up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both; 30 days of the sentence must be served without probation or sentence suspension. Maximum imprisonment rises to two years for simple battery or simple criminal property damage during the offense. Being armed with a dangerous weapon raises the maximum to five years; these increased prison terms can include hard labor. Covered worship sites include buildings, structures, and defined outdoor areas owned, leased, or otherwise lawfully possessed by religious organizations qualifying for federal 501(c)(3) tax exemption. These sites must be used for organized worship or other religious activities. The law also defines funerals to include funeral-home viewings, wakes, and memorial services. A funeral route includes routes into or out of a funeral or burial location, plus 30 feet beyond the outside lane's outer edge.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Laurie Schlegel

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Beryl Amedée

    Republican • House

  • Beth Anne Billings

    Republican • House

  • Bryan Fontenot

    Republican • House

  • Chad Michael Boyer

    Republican • House

  • Roy Daryl Adams

    Democratic • House

  • Emily Chenevert

    Republican • House

  • Michael "Gabe" Firment

    Republican • House

  • Jason Brian DeWitt

    Republican • House

  • Josh Carlson

    Republican • House

  • Kathy Edmonston

    Republican • House

  • Kellee Hennessy Dickerson

    Republican • House

  • Kim Carver

    Republican • House

  • Kimberly Landry Coates

    Republican • House

  • Michael Robert Bayham Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Phillip DeVillier

    Republican • House

  • R. Dewith Carrier

    Republican • House

  • Rhonda Gaye Butler

    Republican • House

  • Stephanie H. Berault

    Republican • House

  • Vincent E. Cox III

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 179 • No: 61

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 69, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 69 • No: 22

Senate vote • 4/22/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 29 • No: 8

House vote • 3/24/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 31. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 70 • No: 31

House vote • 3/18/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 115.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    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. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 69, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/11/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    4/23/2026House

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/22/2026Senate

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

    4/13/2026Senate

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

    4/8/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    4/7/2026Senate

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

    3/25/2026Senate

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 31. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/24/2026House

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

    3/24/2026Senate

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

    3/23/2026House

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

    3/23/2026House

  18. Reported with amendments (11-0).

    3/18/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  20. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.

    2/6/2026House

  21. Prefiled.

    2/2/2026House

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

    2/2/2026House

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