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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 46: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Enacted 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 46 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX). Primary sponsor: Mike Reese (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 201.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike ReesePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Mark AbrahamCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Heather CloudCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Caleb KleinpeterCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Blake MiguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Jay MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35

“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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 201.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Received from the House without amendments.
  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  11. Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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