Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 35 — CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of disturbing the peace at a place of religious worship. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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    To Executive
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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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In plain language

The bill creates a new crime for disturbing peace at places of worship.

This legislation establishes the offense of disturbing the peace in places of religious worship. It aims to protect the sanctity of these spaces from disruptive behaviors.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill SB 35 clarifies that any actions disrupting someone's religious freedom must be willful and intentional to constitute a violation. This change means that not just any disruptive behavior, but only those done with intent, will be subject to penalties. As a result, it sharpens the focus of the law to protect individuals from deliberate acts of interference, making it clearer under what circumstances penalties will be enforced. This distinction is important as it aims to balance the protection of religious freedom while ensuring that not all unwelcome behaviors are criminalized without intent.

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SLS 26RS-227 ORIGINAL Regular Session SENATE BILL NO.
SLS 26RS-227 ENGROSSED Regular Session SENATE BILL NO.
No person shall petition, picket, demonstrate, protest, or assemble with other persons in, or within fifty feet of, a place of worship in a manner which disrupts, threatens to disrupt, intimidates, harasses, or interferes with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise his right of religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America or Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
No person shall petition, picket, demonstrate, protest, or assemble with other persons in, or within fifty feet of, a place of worship in a manner which intentionally and willfully disrupts, threatens to disrupt, intimidates, harasses,orinterfereswithanypersonlawfullyexercisingorseekingtoexercise his right of religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America or Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined five hundred dollars and imprisoned for fifteen days without benefit of probation Page 1 of 2 Coding:
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined five Page 1 of 2 Coding:
SLS 26RS-227 ORIGINAL SB NO.
SLS 26RS-227 ENGROSSED SB NO.
35 orsuspensionofsentence.Eachdayonwhichaviolationoccursshallconstitute a separate offense.
35 hundred dollars and imprisoned for fifteen days without benefit of probation orsuspensionofsentence.Eachdayonwhichaviolationoccursshallconstitute a separate offense.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 35 Original 2026 Regular Session Wheat Proposed law creates the crime of disturbing the peace in or near a place of religious worship.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 35 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Wheat Proposed law creates the crime of disturbing the peace in or near a place of religious worship.
Proposed law further provides that no person can petition, picket, demonstrate, protest, or assemble with other persons in, or within 50 feet of, a place of worship in a manner which disrupts, threatens to disrupt, intimidates, harasses, or interferes with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise his right of religious freedom guaranteed by U.S.
Proposed law further provides that no person can petition, picket, demonstrate, protest, or assemble with other persons in, or within 50 feet of, a place of worship in a manner which intentionally and willfully disrupts, threatens to disrupt, intimidates, harasses, or interferes with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise his right of religious freedom guaranteed by U.S.
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14:103.4) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C to the original bill 1.
Require that the disruption or interference with religious freedom be committed willfully and intentionally.
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Action History

  1. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.

  2. Read by title; withdrawn from the files of the Senate.

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

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

  5. Reported with amendments.

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

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

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 35?
SB 35 is sponsored by Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 35?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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