Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 16 D · 14 R cosponsors

HB 1234 — CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to penalties for hit-and-run driving (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 890.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 09, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 09, 2026.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (16 D · 14 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill changes penalties for hit-and-run driving incidents.

The legislation adjusts the penalties associated with hit-and-run offenses. It aims to address and modify the consequences for such driving incidents.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 55 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill previously included a reference to "ACTNo.890," but this has been removed. This change simplifies the language of the bill and removes any potential confusion it might cause, making it easier for everyone to understand. It’s important because clarifying the text helps ensure that the bill's intent is clear to lawmakers and the public.

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HLS 26RS-3257 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
84 by Representative Knox) BY REPRESENTATIVE KNOX CRIMINAL/PENALTIES:
84 by Representative Knox) BY REPRESENTATIVES KNOX, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BOUDREAUX, BOYD, CARVER, CHASSION, DEWITT, DICKERSON, EGAN, FISHER, FREEMAN, FREIBERG, DANA HENRY, JACKSON, JORDAN, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, LARVADAIN,LYONS,MACK,MARTINEZ,MURRAY,PHELPS,SCHLEGEL, SPELL, STAGNI, TAYLOR, VILLIO, WALTERS, AND WYBLE AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to penalties for hit-and-run driving AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
* * * (2)(a) Whoever commits the crime of hit-and-run driving when death or seriousbodilyinjuryisadirectresultoftheaccident,whenthedriverkneworshould haveknownthatdeathorseriousbodilyinjuryhas occurred,and thedriver's vehicle was directly involved in the accident, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollarsorimprisonedwithorwithouthardlaborfornotlessthantwoyearsnormore thantenyears,two of which shall beservedwithout thebenefitofparole,probation, or suspension of sentence, or both.
* * * (2)(a) Whoever commits the crime of hit-and-run driving when death or seriousbodilyinjuryisadirectresultoftheaccident,whenthedriverkneworshould haveknownthatdeathorseriousbodilyinjuryhas occurred,and the driver's vehicle was directly involved in the accident, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollarsorimprisonedwithorwithouthardlaborfornotlessthantwoyearsnormore than tenyears,two ofwhichshall beservedwithout thebenefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, or both.
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(b) If the victim is a pedestrian or a bicyclist, at least two years of the sentence imposed shall be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
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HLS 26RS-3257 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1234 (b) If the victim is a pedestrian or a bicyclist, at least two years of the sentence imposed shall be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
(a) (i) Death or serious bodilyinjury is a direct result of the accident.
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1234 ENROLLED (a) (i) Death or serious bodilyinjury is a direct result of the accident.
14:98, or a law or an ordinance of any state or political subdivision prohibiting operationofanyvehicleormeansoftransportation or conveyance while intoxicated, impaired, or while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any controlled dangerous substance on two or more occasions within ten years of this offense.
14:98, or a law or an ordinance of any state or political subdivision prohibitingoperationofanyvehicleor meansoftransportation or conveyance while intoxicated, impaired, or while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any controlled dangerous substance on two or more occasions within ten years of this offense.
(ii) (bb) A violation of R.S.
(ii) (bbA violation of R.S.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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HLS 26RS-3257 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1234 DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1234 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Knox Abstract:
Provides relative to penalties for hit-and-run driving and enhances penalties when victims are pedestrians or bicyclists.
Present law provides for the crime of hit-and-run driving and applicable penalties.
Proposed law retains present law and provides for penalties as follows:
(1) For a violation of present law (R.S.
14:100(C)(2)), a requirement that at least two years of the sentence imposed be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence if the victim is a pedestrian or a bicyclist.
(2) For a violation of present law (R.S.
14:100(C)(3)), a requirement that at least five years of the sentence imposed be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence if the victim is a pedestrian or a bicyclist.
Proposed law may be cited and referred to as the "Christina Larsen Act".
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14:100(C)(2) and (3)) Page 3 of 3 CODING:
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 890.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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

  10. Reported favorably.

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

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

  13. Called from the calendar.

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  15. Notice given.

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  17. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

  19. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  20. Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 84 reported by the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice (9-0).

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#1323)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 26001
Democrat 9002
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Not Voting
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#987)

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 63005
Democrat 28002
Total 97008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Not Voting
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Not Voting
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Not Voting
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Not Voting
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Not Voting
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1234?
HB 1234 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Debbie Villio (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Joe Stagni, Annie Spell (Republican), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Tammy T. Phelps (Democrat), Ed Murray (Democrat), Chasity Martinez (Democrat), Shane Mack (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Jeremy LaCombe (Republican), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Dana Henry (Democrat), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Kim Carver (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1234?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 09, 2026. Enacted.
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