HB 64 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the recall of warrants of arrest

HB 64 allows judicial officers (magistrates) to cancel arrest warrants they previously issued. It directly affects magistrates who issue warrants, peace officers who execute them, and individuals subject to active warrants. The bill adds a new provision (Article 202(H)) enabling magistrates to recall warrants, and updates Article 204 to require peace officers to stop executing any warrant that has been recalled. This creates a clear process to cancel warrants and prevents enforcement of recalled warrants, streamlining the correction of errors or outdated warrants.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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HB64 Original → HB64 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure to clarify how arrest warrants are recalled and managed. It adds a requirement for magistrates to immediately notify the District Attorney and the relevant law enforcement agency when they recall a warrant, ensuring better communication between courts and police. The bill also formally establishes a new article defining the effective period of arrest warrants until they are executed or recalled.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Code of Criminal Procedure by adding a new article (Article 205) regarding the effective period of warrants and modifying the recall process to include mandatory notifications.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for magistrates to provide immediate written notice to the District Attorney and the law enforcement agency when recalling an arrest warrant.

DEFINITION

Added a new article (Article 205) explicitly stating that arrest warrants remain in effect until they are executed or recalled.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the recall process to ensure peace officers are aware of a warrant's status through formal notification, preventing the execution of recalled warrants.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2026 · House Mar 30, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Apr 22, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

The amended bill was 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 8, 2026

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

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

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors