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LouisianaHB 822026 Regular SessionHouse

DWI: Provides relative to penalties for DWI offenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsored By: Debbie Villio (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Tougher penalties for repeat impaired drivers

Louisiana sets tougher repeat impaired-driving penalties for people with qualifying serious driving-related convictions. These include vehicular homicide, third-degree feticide, first-degree vehicular negligent injuring, and equivalent crimes under another state's law. A second offense carries a $2,000 fine and 2–5 years in prison. At least 1 year must be served without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence. The third-or-later offense tier carries a $2,000 fine and 5–15 years in prison, with at least 5 years without those options. These mandatory minimums cannot be served at home, except under the existing legal exception in R.S. 14:98.5(B)(1). The stricter fourth-or-later tier requires a $5,000 fine and 12–30 years, with no parole, probation, or suspended sentence. None of that sentence can overlap with remaining time on an earlier sentence. These penalty rules apply regardless of whether the impaired-driving offense occurred before or after the earlier conviction. On the prosecutor's motion, courts can order seizure and auction of the vehicle used in a third offense. For the enhanced fourth-or-later tier, courts must order seizure and auction on that motion.

Treatment limits for repeat impaired drivers

Louisiana limits court-ordered substance-abuse treatment for people on probation under the enhanced third-or-later impaired-driving rule. Courts cannot order the treatment listed in R.S. 14:98.3(A)(3)(b)(i) and (ii) unless they find the person can pay. Courts can still order substance-abuse treatment when the person can pay for it. The other required probation conditions remain in place.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Debbie Villio

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 157 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/11/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 93 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 18 • No: 0

House vote • 3/25/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 117.

    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. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/12/2026House

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

    5/12/2026House

  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 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.

    5/4/2026Senate

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

    4/29/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/28/2026Senate

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

    4/14/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/13/2026House

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

    4/13/2026Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.

    4/9/2026House

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

    4/8/2026House

  16. Reported with amendments (18-0).

    4/7/2026House

  17. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

    3/26/2026House

  18. Reported with amendments (11-0).

    3/25/2026House

  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.

    2/3/2026House

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

    2/3/2026House

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