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LouisianaSB 972026 Regular SessionSenate

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Constitutional amendment to require the prosecutor's consent for a defendant to waive his right to a trial by jury. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

Sponsored By: John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican)

In Committee

Administration of Criminal JusticeJudiciary C

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John C. "Jay" Morris

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

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

    3/25/2026House

  2. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/24/2026Senate

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

    3/24/2026House

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

    3/18/2026Senate

  5. Reported favorably.

    3/17/2026Senate

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

    3/9/2026Senate

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

    2/20/2026Senate

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