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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana imposes mandatory prison additions for crimes tied to foreign adversaries and terrorist proxies
Last action · May 22, 2026: Effective date: 05/22/2026.Sponsors: Dodie Horton and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana establishes enhanced criminal penalties for individuals committing offenses while acting as agents of foreign adversaries or terrorist organizations to coerce persons or suppress . The law voids any court or tribunal decision based on foreign law that violates constitutional liberties and authorizes specialized law enforcement training.
Criminal offenders acting under the direction of foreign adversaries face consecutive prison sentence additions ranging from one to two years depending on the underlying offense, while individuals caught enforcing foreign laws face up to six years of imprisonment and fines up to $10,000.
- State legislatures across the United States have increasingly introduced bills to penalize foreign interference, foreign law enforcement inside domestic borders, and transnational repression. context
Who It Affects
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citizens and residents of this state
Individuals receive protections against foreign extranational enforcement and harassment intended to suppress constitutionally protected conduct.
law enforcement personnel
Law enforcement agencies are authorized to adopt specialized training programs regarding transnational repression recognition and response.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
28 actions- May 22, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 308.
- May 22, 2026HouseEffective date: 05/22/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 19, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 19, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 19, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
Show 22 earlier actions
- May 18, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 7, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 6, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 5, 2026SenateCommitteeRules suspended. Reported favorably.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseReported with amendments (8-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Creation of Transnational Repression Offenses
Louisiana establishes specific felony enhancements and surveillance prohibitions targeting individuals acting on behalf of foreign adversaries or terrorist groups.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment15Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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