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LA SB94

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

William Wheat

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds human trafficking (R.S. 14:46.2) and trafficking of children for sexual purposes (R.S. 14:46.3) to the list of offenses requiring courts to consider defendant's criminal history and threat level when setting bail conditions

  • Requires courts to prohibit defendants charged with human trafficking or child trafficking from employment involving contact with vulnerable populations, including work as rideshare/taxi drivers, in-home service workers, carnival operators, door-to-door vendors, or positions with authority over children

  • Prohibits such defendants from operating or participating in governance of early learning centers, residential homes, or child care facilities as a condition of bail

  • Maintains existing bail conditions for domestic violence, stalking, and sex offenses requiring defendants to stay away from victims' residences, schools, and workplaces and prohibiting contact with victims and their immediate family members

  • Effective August 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Provides for bail conditions for defendants charged with certain domestic offenses. (8/1/26)

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary C2/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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