CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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2026 Regular Session
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. · Feb 24, 2026
Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Reported favorably. · Apr 7, 2026
Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. · Apr 8, 2026
Senate
Reported with amendments. · Apr 13, 2026
Senate
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. · Apr 16, 2026
House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. · Apr 20, 2026
House
Reported favorably (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. · Apr 29, 2026
House
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. · May 5, 2026
House
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. · May 11, 2026
House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. · May 12, 2026
House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. · May 13, 2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026. · May 18, 2026
House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. · May 18, 2026
House
Notice given. · May 18, 2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026. · May 18, 2026
House
Called from the calendar. · May 19, 2026
House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. · May 19, 2026
House
Received from the House with amendments. · May 19, 2026
Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays. · May 20, 2026
Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. · May 21, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House. · May 25, 2026
House
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. · May 21, 2026
Senate
Vetoed by the Governor. · Jun 2, 2026
Senate
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sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Gerald Boudreaux
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