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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 278: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits the reinstatement of a driver's license suspended for driving under the influence without the installation of an ignition interlock device. (8/1/26)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 278 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits the reinstatement of a driver's license suspended for driving under the influence without the installation of an ignition interlock device. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Rick Edmonds (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick EdmondsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
  2. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
  3. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  4. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  5. Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  6. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
  9. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
  12. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source