Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB321: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to electronic bonds. (gov sig)
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 328(C), relative to electronic bonds; to provide for certain conditions on the use of electronic bonds; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 328(C), relative to electronic bonds; to provide for certain conditions on the use of electronic bonds; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 328(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Art. 328. Bail undertaking * * * C.(1) An electronic bond may shall only be executed in a parish where the sheriff has electronic bond software in place. Agents Only agents may be approved by the sheriff to shall execute an electronic bond. A licensed bail bond producer applying for electronic bond authority may shall make an application to the sheriff and shall be domiciled and maintain a principal place of business in this state and possess a Louisiana bail bond producer license for at least three years preceding the date of application. (2) The approving sheriff authority may require any documents deemed Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-606 ORIGINAL SB NO. necessary to verify the information contained in the application. (3) Any parish that elects to implement electronic bonds shall allow both in-person and electronic methods of posting bail bonds. (4) When an …
Sponsors
- Kleinpeter, Caleb (R, 17) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date 5/29/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 489.
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Received from the House without amendments.
- : Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
- : Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Votes
- House Vote on SB 321, FINAL PASSAGE (#1371) (May 19, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 321, FINAL PASSAGE (#386) (April 20, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB321?
- SB321 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to electronic bonds. (gov sig).
- What does SB321 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 328(C), relative to electronic bonds; to provide for certain conditions on the use of electronic bonds; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB321?
- Signed into law as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 5/29/2026. (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB321?
- Kleinpeter, Caleb (R, 17).
- Where is the official record for SB321?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB321
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