~~HLS~~ ~~26RS-533~~ ~~ENGROSSED~~ Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

53 BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT ~~GAMBLING:~~

53 BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT AN ACT To enact R.S.

~~Adds certain gambling crimes as predicate offenses for racketeering AN ACT To enact R.S.~~

~~HLS~~ ~~26RS-533~~ ~~ENGROSSED~~ HB NO.

HB NO.

53 Section 2.

53 ENROLLED Section 2.

~~DIGEST~~ ~~ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative~~ ~~Services.~~

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

It ~~constitutes~~ ~~nopart~~ of ~~the~~ ~~legislative~~ ~~instrument.~~

Page 2 of 2 CODING:

~~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 53 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Fontenot Abstract:~~

~~Adds certain gambling-related crimes as predicate crimes for racketeering.~~

~~Present law provides a list of crimes that constitute racketeering.~~

~~Proposed law retains present law and adds crimes related to gambling.~~

~~(Adds R.S.~~

~~15:1352(A)(89)-(95)) Page 2 of 2 CODING:~~