SB201 — JUVENILE JUSTICE: Limits juvenile offender parole eligibility in resentencing court. (8/1/26)
Last action — Effective date 8/1/2026.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 21, 2026.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
In plain language
The bill limits parole eligibility for juvenile offenders during resentencing.
This legislation changes the rules around parole eligibility for juvenile offenders who are being resentenced. It aims to limit their chances of receiving parole.
Summary
JUVENILE JUSTICE: Limits juvenile offender parole eligibility in resentencing court. (8/1/26)
Bill Text
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Read SB201 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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Reported favorably.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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Reported with amendments (7-3). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 61, nays 27. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 26 yeas and 7 nays.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 585.
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Effective date 8/1/2026.
Sponsors
- John C. "Jay" Morris · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- John C. "Jay" Morris Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB201 do?
- JUVENILE JUSTICE: Limits juvenile offender parole eligibility in resentencing court. (8/1/26)
- Who sponsors SB201?
- SB201 is sponsored by John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB201?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2026. Enacted.
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