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HB 191 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Provides relative to credit for prior custody (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 191 prevents overlapping jail credit for defendants serving consecutive sentences on multiple charges. It requires that time spent in actual custody counts toward only one sentence, not multiple consecutive sentences. The bill invalidates any previous jail credit awarded in violation of this rule, declaring it "null, void, and of no effect." This change directly affects individuals convicted of multiple offenses who may have previously received double-counted credit for the same time served.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticePrevents double-counting jail credit for consecutive sentences, increasing effective sentence lengths and reducing defendant rights by invalidating prior overlapping credits.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB191 Original → HB191 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the official title and status of House Bill 191 from an original draft to an enrolled act, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and been signed by the Governor. It also changes the document header from the House Legislative Services digest to the official signatures of the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor, confirming the law's enactment.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding credit for prior custody remains unchanged; the changes are strictly administrative, reflecting the bill's progression from a draft to an enacted law.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the bill's final status as an enrolled act with official signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor.

The page count was updated from 2 pages to 1 page, indicating the removal of the legislative digest and coding notes typically found in draft versions.

The bill title and session information were adjusted to match the official format of an enacted law (Act No. 134) rather than a proposed bill.

Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 11, 2026
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 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
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 5. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 18, 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
P
Photo of Debbie Villio
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
LA
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