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LA HB635

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Dodie Horton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Protection of Constitutional Liberties in Louisiana Act" establishing criminal penalties for agents of foreign adversaries or foreign terrorist organizations who commit noncapital felonies in Louisiana with intent to coerce, intimidate, or retaliate against persons exercising constitutional rights

  • Adds 1-2 years consecutive imprisonment to underlying felony sentences when offenses are committed at the direction of foreign adversaries or terrorist organizations, depending on the severity of the underlying offense

  • Criminalizes surveillance or monitoring of persons/government entities with intent to enforce foreign law, punishable by up to $10,000 fine and 3-6 years imprisonment for foreign agents, or up to $5,000 fine and 2-4 years for non-agents

  • Renders void and unenforceable any court, arbitrator, tribunal, or administrative agency decision based on foreign law if it denies constitutional rights guaranteed by the U.S. or Louisiana Constitution

  • Authorizes the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation to develop a transnational repression recognition and response training program for law enforcement by July 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Provides relative to criminal activity committed by an agent of a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign terrorist organization

CRIME

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 Justice2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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