COURTS/CRIMINAL: Provides with respect to the collection of criminal court fines and fees
HB 153 prohibits Louisiana courts from sending criminal court fines or fees to the Department of Revenue's debt recovery office for collection and bans reporting these debts to credit bureaus or consumer reporting agencies. It directly affects individuals who owe fines or fees from criminal cases, including violations of state law or parish ordinances. The bill requires courts to handle these debts internally rather than using state debt collection systems or impacting credit reports. This change aims to prevent credit score damage and collection efforts tied to unpaid criminal court debts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Signed Jun 23, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB153 Original
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HB153 Act 934
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MODERATE
This bill updates the official title and sponsors of House Bill 153 to reflect that Representative Chassion has joined Representative Landry as a co-sponsor. The core policy text regarding the prohibition of reporting criminal fines to credit bureaus remains substantively unchanged, though the line numbers in the statutory text have been renumbered to accommodate the new title.
Scope change
The bill's scope of applicability regarding criminal fines has not changed; however, the legislative metadata now includes an additional sponsor.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to list Representatives Mandie Landry and Chassion as co-sponsors instead of only Representative Landry.
The page header was changed from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ACT No. 934' to reflect the bill's final passage and enactment status.
The original digest section explaining the bill's purpose was removed, likely because the text was incorporated directly into the final act.
Line numbers in the statutory text were renumbered to align with the new formatting and the inclusion of the updated title.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2026 · House May 7, 2026
How they voted
30–3
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 40
May 27, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 25, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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