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LouisianaSB 2072026 Regular SessionSenate

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides 10-year time limitation on prosecution of certain crimes committed by elected officials and public employees. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsored By: Blake Miguez (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Administration of Criminal JusticeJudiciary C

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Bill Overview

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Changed deadlines for corruption and violent crimes

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana sets a 10-year deadline to start prosecutions for six public-service crimes. These are abuse of office, bribery of a candidate, bribery of voters, corrupt influencing, malfeasance in office, and public bribery. The crimes must occur during an elected official's term or a public employee's employment. For elected officials, the clock starts when their term ends or they leave office, whichever happens sooner. For public employees, it starts when their employment ends. The law also removes prior delayed-start exceptions for public bribery and certain violent crimes involving minor victims. Delayed-start rules remain for fiduciary misappropriation and for extortion or false accounting committed by public officers or employees in their official roles.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Blake Miguez

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 106 • No: 40

House vote • 5/13/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 25. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 74 • No: 25

House vote • 5/6/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 8 • No: 3

Senate vote • 3/31/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 12 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 24 • No: 12

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 364.

    5/22/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    5/22/2026Senate

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

    5/20/2026Senate

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

    5/19/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/19/2026House

  6. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/18/2026Senate

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 25. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/13/2026House

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.

    5/12/2026House

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

    5/11/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/7/2026House

  11. Reported favorably (8-3). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/6/2026House

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

    4/7/2026House

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

    4/1/2026House

  14. Called from the Calendar.

    3/31/2026Senate

  15. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 12 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/31/2026Senate

  16. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    3/24/2026Senate

  17. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/18/2026Senate

  18. Reported with amendments.

    3/17/2026Senate

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

    3/9/2026Senate

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

    2/26/2026Senate

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