CRIME: Provides relative to simple burglary
This bill, known as the Louisiana Squatter Prevention Act, addresses simple burglary by establishing specific rules regarding unauthorized entry into property. It directly affects property owners and law enforcement by clarifying how individuals who enter land or buildings without permission are treated under the law. The legislation does not change existing criminal penalties but instead provides a formal legal framework to prevent and prosecute squatting incidents. By citing these provisions under a new name, the bill aims to streamline legal references related to this type of property crime.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024 · House Apr 3, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 14, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Bacala
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Alonzo Knox
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Glorioso
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
Co
Caleb Kleinpeter
RRepublican
Co
Chad Boyer
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
Co
Delisha Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Dixon McMakin
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
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