Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB1070: CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to the Trial Court Case Management Information Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 887(F)(1), relative to court costs assessed against a defendant; to provide for the duties of the administrator of the Trial Court Case Management Information Fund; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 887(F)(1), relative to court costs assessed against a defendant; to provide for the duties of the administrator of the Trial Court Case Management Information Fund; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 887(F)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Art. 887. Defendant's liability for costs; suspension of costs; no advance costs * * * F.(1)(a) In addition to the costs provided in Paragraphs A, C, D, and E G, and H of this Article, a person convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor, or ordinance of any local government, including a traffic felony, a traffic misdemeanor, or a local traffic violation, shall be assessed an additional three dollars as a special court cost, provided that such additional cost shall be one dollar in mayor's courts in municipalities with a population of two thousand or less. Such special costs shall be imposed by all courts, including mayor's courts and magistrate courts, and shall be used for implementation of the master plan for the development of a trial court case management information system and for the fast-tracked prototype development of the criminal disposition component thereof of the system in order to define and meet the …
Sponsors
- Braud, Jacob (R, 105) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date: 07/01/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 697.
- : Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- : Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- : Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
- : Received from the Senate with amendments.
- : Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Votes
- House Vote on HB 1070, CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1476) (May 26, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on HB 1070, FINAL PASSAGE (#930) (May 18, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on HB 1070, FINAL PASSAGE (#656) (April 22, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1070?
- HB1070 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to the Trial Court Case Management Information Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV).
- What does HB1070 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 887(F)(1), relative to court costs assessed against a defendant; to provide for the duties of the administrator of the Trial Court Case Management Information Fund; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of HB1070?
- Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 07/01/2026. (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1070?
- Braud, Jacob (R, 105).
- Where is the official record for HB1070?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB1070
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