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LA HB568
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gabe Firment
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AI Summary
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Creates a new offense for smoking, vaping, or otherwise abusing controlled dangerous substances on school property, within 2,000 feet of school property, or on a school bus
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Establishes a specific penalty for marijuana violations in drug-free school zones: imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than one year and an optional fine up to $1,000
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Carves out marijuana offenses from the existing enhanced penalty structure, which currently imposes the maximum fine plus up to 1.5 times the longest imprisonment term for all drug-free zone violations
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Amends R.S. 40:981.3 by adding new subsections (A)(4) and (E) and modifying subsection (D)
Legislative Description
Provides relative to penalty enhancements for violations of drug free school zones
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
3/9/2026