HB137 is sponsored by Mike Johnson (Republican).

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Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB137 — CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Changes sentencing guidelines for posting or calling in threats to schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action June 02, 2026 — Effective date: 08/01/2026.

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 28, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Enacted

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 4 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill changes sentencing guidelines for making threats to schools.

This legislation modifies the sentencing guidelines related to posting or calling in threats to schools. It aims to establish clearer consequences for such actions.

Summary

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Changes sentencing guidelines for posting or calling in threats to schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

February 13, 2026
Prefiled.
February 13, 2026
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
February 13, 2026
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
March 09, 2026
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
March 24, 2026
Reported with amendments (11-0).
March 25, 2026
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
March 26, 2026
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
March 30, 2026
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 26. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
March 30, 2026
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
March 31, 2026
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
May 12, 2026
Reported favorably.
May 13, 2026
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 14, 2026
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 21, 2026
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 25, 2026
Received from the Senate with amendments.
May 26, 2026
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
May 27, 2026
Read by title, roll called, yeas 72, nays 21. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
May 28, 2026
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 28, 2026
Signed by the President of the Senate.
June 01, 2026
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
June 02, 2026
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 619.
June 02, 2026
Effective date: 08/01/2026.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 31 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Mike Johnson Republican

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

Senate: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS

Passed 72 Yea · 21 Nay · 12 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	2	0	1
Democrat	4	19	0	6
Republican	60	0	0	5
Total	72	21	0	12
% of votes cast	69%	20%	0%	11%

How each member voted (105)

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Amedee	—	Yea
Owen	—	Yea
Boudreaux	—	Yea
Galle	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Henry, C.	—	Yea
Landry, J.	—	Yea
Miller	—	Nay
Landry, T.	—	Nay
Johnson, T.	—	Not Voting
Adrian Fisher	Democrat	Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman	Democrat	Nay
Alonzo L. Knox	Democrat	Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter	Democrat	Nay
C. Denise Marcelle	Democrat	Nay
Candace N. Newell	Democrat	Nay
Chasity Martinez	Democrat	Nay
Dana Henry	Democrat	Nay
Delisha Boyd	Democrat	Nay
Ed Murray	Democrat	Nay
Edmond Jordan	Democrat	Nay
III, Ed Larvadain	Democrat	Nay
Joy Walters	Democrat	Nay
Jr., Kyle M. Green	Democrat	Nay
Ken Brass	Democrat	Not Voting
Mandie Landry	Democrat	Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant	Democrat	Nay
Pat Moore	Democrat	Nay
Rashid Armand Young	Democrat	Nay
Robby Carter	Democrat	Yea
Rodney Lyons	Democrat	Nay
Roy Daryl Adams	Democrat	Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena	Democrat	Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter	Democrat	Not Voting
Steven Jackson	Democrat	Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor	Democrat	Nay
Tammy T. Phelps	Democrat	Not Voting
Tehmi Jahi Chassion	Democrat	Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur	Democrat	Not Voting
Annie Spell	Republican	Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg	Republican	Yea
Beth Anne Billings	Republican	Yea
Brett F. Geymann	Republican	Not Voting
Brian Leonard Glorioso	Republican	Yea
Bryan Fontenot	Republican	Yea
Chad Michael Boyer	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	Yea
III, Roger William Wilder	Republican	Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc	Republican	Not Voting
III, Vincent E. Cox	Republican	Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu	Republican	Yea
Jack McFarland	Republican	Yea
Jacob Braud	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	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	Yea
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	Yea
R. Dewith Carrier	Republican	Yea
Raymond J. Crews	Republican	Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard	Republican	Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler	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	Yea
Troy Jude Hebert	Republican	Yea
Wayne McMahen	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	22	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	3	2	0	0
Democrat	4	4	0	1
Total	29	6	0	4
% of votes cast	74%	15%	0%	10%

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. President	—	Yea
Owen	—	Yea
Miller	—	Yea
Carter	—	Nay
Boudreaux	—	Nay
Edward J. Price	Democrat	Nay
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	Nay
Sam Jenkins	Democrat	Nay
Sidney Barthelemy II	Democrat	Nay
Adam Bass	Republican	Yea
Alan Seabaugh	Republican	Yea
Beth Mizell	Republican	Yea
Blake Miguez	Republican	Yea
Bob Hensgens	Republican	Yea
Brach Jerad Myers	Republican	Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter	Republican	Yea
Eddie J. Lambert	Republican	Yea
Franklin J. Foil	Republican	Not Voting
Glen Womack	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	Not Voting
Patrick Connick	Republican	Yea
Patrick McMath	Republican	Not Voting
Rick Edmonds	Republican	Yea
Robert Allain	Republican	Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey	Republican	Yea
Thomas A. Pressly	Republican	Yea
Valarie Hodges	Republican	Yea

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	61	0	0	4
Unaffiliated	7	1	0	3
Democrat	3	25	0	1
Total	71	26	0	8
% of votes cast	68%	25%	0%	8%

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	7	0	0	0
Democrat	4	0	0	0
Total	11	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Alonzo L. Knox	Democrat	Yea
Pat Moore	Democrat	Yea
Roy Daryl Adams	Democrat	Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur	Democrat	Yea
Chad Michael Boyer	Republican	Yea
Debbie Villio	Republican	Yea
Dodie Horton	Republican	Yea
Doyle Boudreaux	Republican	Yea
Emily Chenevert	Republican	Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley	Republican	Yea

Subjects

public-safety education

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB137 do?: CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Changes sentencing guidelines for posting or calling in threats to schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Who sponsors HB137?: HB137 is sponsored by Mike Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB137?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB137?: Track HB137 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: HB137
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 26RS Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 13, 2026
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Mike Johnson

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