HB 155 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CRIME: Provides relative to unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system

HB 155 amends Louisiana law to prohibit the intentional use of drones (unmanned aircraft systems) over specific sensitive locations without permission. It bans drone flights above the state capitol building, governor's mansion, or correctional facilities (including those holding juveniles or adults in custody) without written consent from the facility's manager. This bill updates existing criminal law by adding these locations to the list of prohibited areas for drone use, requiring explicit authorization for any drone activity there. The bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process (prefiled and referred to a committee as of February 2026).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed May 22, 2026
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What changed between versions

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3196, Miller, G., Adopted HB155 Act 289 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized as Act 289, removing the Senate floor amendment history and consolidating the text into a single enrolled version. The substantive policy change defines the prohibited airspace for unmanned aircraft systems, expanding the list of restricted locations to include the Governor's mansion, state and local correctional facilities, and specific boundaries for the Capitol complex and surrounding parks.
Scope change
The scope of prohibited drone usage was expanded to include the Governor's mansion and all state and local correctional facilities, in addition to the previously listed Capitol grounds and Veteran's Memorial Park.
SCOPE

Added the Governor's mansion to the list of locations where drone use is prohibited.

Added state and local jails, prisons, and correctional facilities to the list of prohibited locations.

DEFINITION

Refined the definition of 'grounds' to explicitly include land and areas immediately surrounding a property that are considered part of the property and closely associated with its use.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Senate Floor Amendments' header and specific amendment line numbers, replacing them with the final enrolled act text.

Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2026 · House Mar 30, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 11, 2026
D Democratic12
9 Yea 3
75% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 1, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dixon McMakin
Dixon McMakin
RRepublican
LA
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