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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 125 Authorizes Prosecution of Sex Offender Release Violations in the Parish Where the Violation Occurred
Last action · May 15, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Dodie Horton
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What This Bill Does
violations by sex offenders may now be prosecuted either in the parish where the violation occurred or in the parish of the court that placed the offender on supervised release. Courts are also required to provide written notification and standardized registration forms to sex offenders convicted of offenses against minors. Additionally, prosecutors and local district courts gain explicit provisions for handling criminal procedures related to these supervised release conditions.
Registered sex offenders, local district courts, and prosecutors are directly impacted by these updated rules and notification procedures taking effect statewide.
- House Bill 125 was enacted during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and signed by the Governor as Act 123. context
Who It Affects
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Sex offenders
Offenders must follow updated notification procedures, pay annual registration fees, and face prosecution for supervised release violations in multiple venue options.
District courts
Courts are required to provide specific written notifications and forms to individuals convicted of qualifying sex offenses.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 15, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 123.
- May 15, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 13, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 12, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 12, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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- May 11, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 4, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 8, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseReported with amendments (8-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 13, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 13, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 13, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
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Expanded Prosecution Venues
The bill expands legal venue options for prosecuting violations of supervised release conditions to include the parish where the violation occurred.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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