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LA HB160
Bill
Status
2/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Alonzo Knox
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AI Summary
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Increases the maximum prison sentence for battery of a dating partner involving strangulation from 3 years to 10 years at hard labor under R.S. 14:34.9(L)(1)
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Increases the maximum prison sentence for domestic abuse battery involving strangulation from 3 years to 10 years at hard labor under R.S. 14:35.3(L)(1)
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The enhanced strangulation penalty applies in addition to any other penalties imposed for the underlying offense
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Amends existing Louisiana criminal statutes without creating new offenses
Legislative Description
Increases the penalties for certain domestic violence offenses that involve strangulation (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
DOMESTIC ABUSE
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
3/9/2026