SB258 — JUVENILES: Provides relative to juvenile traffic violations. (2/3 - CA5s19) (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 20, 2026.
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Prognosis
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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).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill addresses how juvenile traffic violations are managed.
This legislation outlines provisions related to juvenile traffic violations. It aims to clarify procedures and consequences specific to young offenders.
Summary
JUVENILES: Provides relative to juvenile traffic violations. (2/3 - CA5s19) (8/1/26)
Bill Text
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Read SB258 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 with amendments.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 4 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 favorably (7-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Read by title, 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, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House without amendments.
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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. 479.
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Effective date 8/1/2026.
Sponsors
- Eddie J. Lambert · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Eddie J. Lambert 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 SB258 do?
- JUVENILES: Provides relative to juvenile traffic violations. (2/3 - CA5s19) (8/1/26)
- Who sponsors SB258?
- SB258 is sponsored by Eddie J. Lambert (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB258?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2026. Enacted.
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