Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB968 — CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to electronic monitoring and associated costs (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Last action — Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 16, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 31, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · 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).

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In plain language

This bill relates to electronic monitoring and its associated costs in the criminal justice system.

The bill addresses electronic monitoring practices and the costs connected to them within the criminal justice framework. It aims to establish guidelines for how these costs are managed and potentially allocated.

Summary

CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to electronic monitoring and associated costs (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Bill Text

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Action History

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

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

  3. Reported with amendments (10-0).

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

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

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  8. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

  9. Reported favorably.

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

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

  12. Rules suspended.

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

  14. Called from the Calendar.

  15. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  16. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  17. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

  18. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

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

  20. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  21. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  22. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 858.

  23. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB968 do?
CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to electronic monitoring and associated costs (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Who sponsors HB968?
HB968 is sponsored by Christopher Turner (Republican).
What is the current status of HB968?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 16, 2026. Enacted.
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