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LouisianaSB 1182026 Regular SessionSenate

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides for substance use disorder screening of all misdemeanor DUI offenders. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsored By: Gerald Boudreaux (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Administration of Criminal JusticeJudiciary C

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Bill Overview

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

New screening rules for impaired-driving offenders

Beginning August 1, 2026, required probation programs for first- and second-offense impaired driving must screen for substance use disorder risk. Court-approved substance abuse programs must use an evidence-based screening tool tested and validated for people who drive impaired. Results are confidential and go directly to the court, prosecutor, and defense lawyer. If screening shows risk, the court may—but need not—order an assessment by a licensed clinician. The court can adjust the program to fit the person's needs shown by that assessment. First offenses carry a $300–$1,000 fine and 10 days to 6 months in jail. Suspending that sentence requires probation and completion of the required program and other minimum conditions. Second offenses carry a $750–$1,000 fine and 30 days to 6 months in jail. At least 48 hours must be served without parole, probation, or a suspended sentence. Suspending the remaining sentence requires probation with the same minimum conditions, including the screening program.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gerald Boudreaux

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 142 • No: 0

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 4/29/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 212.

    5/14/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    5/14/2026Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/12/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/11/2026House

  7. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/11/2026Senate

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/6/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/5/2026House

  11. Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

  13. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    4/8/2026House

  14. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/7/2026Senate

  15. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/1/2026Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    3/31/2026Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

    2/23/2026Senate

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