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LA HB53

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Fontenot

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds seven gambling-related offenses to Louisiana's list of predicate crimes for racketeering under R.S. 15:1352(A)

  • New predicate offenses include: general gambling, gambling in public, gambling by computer, gambling or wagering at cockfights, gambling by electronic sweepstakes device, and unlawful wagering by prohibited players

  • Also adds bribery of sports participants (R.S. 14:118.1) as a racketeering predicate offense

  • Directs the Louisiana Law Institute to renumber the new entries to maintain alphabetical order within the statute

Legislative Description

Adds certain gambling crimes as predicate offenses for racketeering (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

GAMBLING

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Administration of Criminal Justice1/30/2026

Full Bill Text

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