Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 1107 — CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to determination of intellectual disability in capital cases

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 31, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed House

    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).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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In plain language

This bill addresses how intellectual disability is determined in capital cases.

The legislation modifies the process for assessing intellectual disability in individuals facing capital charges. This aims to ensure proper and fair evaluations in legal settings.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

59 added · 49 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill HB 1107 now specifies that individuals with an intelligence quotient (IQ) between 75 to 80 can still be assessed for adaptive behavior, which was not clearly stated before. Additionally, the threshold for creating a presumption against having significantly low intellectual functioning has been raised from 75 to 80 on standardized IQ tests. This change matters because it could affect the legal treatment of individuals with intellectual disabilities, potentially changing how their cases are evaluated in court and who qualifies for protections against capital punishment.

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HLS 26RS-2456 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
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(3) The court shall consider the cumulative effects of multiple scores and shall presume that higher intelligence quotient scores more accurately reflect a person's capacity.
(3) The court shall consider the cumulative effects of multiple scores and also scores of adaptive behavior when the petitioner has an intelligence quotient ranging from seventy-five through eighty.
A score above seventy-five on any scientifically recognized, standardizedintelligencequotienttestthatisindividuallyadministeredbyalicensed psychiatrist or psychologist creates an irrebuttable presumption that the petitioner does not have significantly subaverage intellectual functioning.
The court shall presume that higher intelligence quotient scores more accurately reflect a person's capacity.
(4) The expert report provided in Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph is subject to the criteria for use of expert evidence as set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Daubert vs.
A score aboveeightyonanyscientificallyrecognized,standardizedintelligencequotienttest thatisindividuallyadministeredbyalicensedpsychiatristorpsychologistcreatesan irrebuttable presumption that the petitioner does not have significantly subaverage intellectual functioning.
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1107 (1993) and the Louisiana Supreme Court in State v.
1107 (4) The expert report provided in Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph is subject to the criteria for use of expert evidence as set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Daubert vs.
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Anyevidentiary hearing, if applicable, shall be conducted in accordance with Article 930.
Any evidentiary hearing, if applicable, shall be conducted in accordance with Article 930.
The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby authorized and directed to renumber the Subparagraphs of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 926 so as to properly place Code of Criminal Procedure Article 926(7) through (9) as enacted bythis Act.
The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby authorized and directed to renumber the Subparagraphs of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 924 so as to properly place Code of Criminal Procedure Article 924(7) through (9) as enacted bythis Act.
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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1107 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Melerine Abstract:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1107 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Melerine Abstract:
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1107 Proposedlawprovidesfordutiesofthecourtrelativeto considerationofthemargin oferror when evaluating a petitioner's IQ test score and the cumulative effects of multiple scores.
1107 Proposedlawprovidesfordutiesofthecourtrelativeto considerationofthemargin oferror when evaluating a petitioner's IQ test score, the cumulative effects of multiple scores, and also scores of adaptive behavior when the petitioner has an IQ ranging from 75 through 80.
Proposed law provides a irrebuttable presumption that the petitioner does not have significantlysubaverage intellectual functioning if he has obtained a score above 75 on any scientificallyrecognized,standardizedIQtestthatisindividuallyadministeredbyalicensed psychiatrist or psychologist.
Proposed law provides an irrebuttable presumption that the petitioner does not have significantlysubaverage intellectual functioning if he has obtained a score above 80 on any scientificallyrecognized,standardizedIQtestthatisindividuallyadministeredbyalicensed psychiatrist or psychologist.
Proposed law provides that the expert report is subject to the criteria for use of expert evidence as set forth byjurisprudence of the U.S.
Proposed law provides that the expert report is subject to the criteria for use of expert evidenceassetforthbyjurisprudenceoftheU.S.SupremeCourtandtheLa.SupremeCourt.
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Proposedlawrequiresanyevidentiaryhearing, if applicable, to be conducted in accordance with present law (C.Cr.P.
Proposed law requiresanyevidentiaryhearing, if applicable,to be conducted in accordance with present law (C.Cr.P.
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1107 testing procedures and submission of this report within 10 days of the testing of the petitioner.
1107 (a) Remove proposed law regarding a determination of the petitioner's IQ usingcurrentcommunity,nationally,andculturallyacceptedintelligence testing procedures and submission of this report within 10 days of the testing of the petitioner.
Clarifythat proposedlawappliesonlyto claims ofintellectual disabilitythat are raised in post-conviction proceedings for capital cases.
Clarifythat proposed law appliesonlyto claimsofintellectualdisabilitythat are raised in post-conviction proceedings for capital cases.
Make technical changes.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
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Require the court, when evaluating a person's IQ test score, to also consider scoresofadaptivebehaviorwhenthepetitionerhasanIQrangingfrom75to 80.
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Changethescoreneededonascientificallyrecognized,standardIQtesttocreate an irrebuttable presumption that the petitioner does not have significantly subaverage intellectual functioning from above 75 to above 80.
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Amendments

6 amendments

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Action History

  1. Rules suspended.

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

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

  4. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  5. Reported with amendments.

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

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

  8. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.

  11. Reported with amendments (8-3).

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

  13. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 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 (#835)

Passed 74 Yea · 12 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5101
Republican 561011
Democrat 131007
Total 7412019
% of votes cast 70%11%0%18%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Not Voting
Landry, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Chasity Martinez Democrat Nay
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Not Voting
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Not Voting
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Not Voting
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Not Voting
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 1107?
HB 1107 is sponsored by Michael Melerine (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1107?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 31, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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