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HB 336 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to post-conviction relief

HB 336 establishes new rules for inmates seeking post-conviction relief after federal habeas corpus proceedings are stayed to allow exhaustion of state remedies. It requires petitioners to submit unexhausted claims to Louisiana state district courts within 30 days, proving they had good cause for not raising the claim earlier, that the claim isn't frivolous, and they avoided delaying tactics. Applications failing to meet these requirements face automatic dismissal. The bill mandates expedited review by state courts and prioritized handling by the Louisiana Supreme Court for these claims.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill restricts post-conviction relief by mandating strict requirements (good cause, non-frivolous claims) and automatic dismissal for non-compliance, limiting defendant rights in criminal justice process.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Signed May 14, 2026
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What changed between versions

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2822, Seabaugh, Adopted → HB336 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enacted as Act No. 104, removing internal Senate amendment notes and formatting markers. The core policy content remains focused on establishing a new legal process for filing 'unexhausted claims' in state court after a federal stay is granted.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on post-conviction relief procedures; no substantive changes to the law's applicability were made during finalization.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal Senate Floor Bureau Note headers, amendment numbers, and editorial instructions that were used to track changes during the legislative process.

Added standard enrolled act formatting, including the session year (2026), act number (104), and signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor.

Replaced the 'Senate Floor Amendments' title with the final 'ENROLLED' status and the representative's name.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 9, 2026

How they voted

28–10
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 6, 2026
D Democratic12
2 Yea 9 Nay 1
75% Nay
R Republican28
26 Yea 1 Nay 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 78, nays 16, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 77, nays 17. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 24, 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
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Photo of Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
RRepublican
LA
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