Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB422: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides for unsupervised probation in certain circumstances for fourth offense operating while impaired. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Status: Chaptered, June 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 14:98.4(D) and to enact R.S. 14:98.4(E), relative to driving offenses; to provide relative to penalties for fourth offense operating while impaired; to provide for unsupervised probation in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:98.4(D) and to enact R.S. 14:98.4(E), relative to driving offenses; to provide relative to penalties for fourth offense operating while impaired; to provide for unsupervised probation in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 14:98.4(D) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 14:98.4(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows: §98.4. Operating while impaired; fourth offense; penalties * * * D. Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, in addition to any sentence of imprisonment, home incarceration, treatment program or drug division probation program as provided for by R.S. 13:5301 et seq., supervised probation, or parole, the court shall order that, beginning on the date of the offender's release from incarceration or the offender's completion of home incarceration, a treatment program or drug division probation program, supervised probation, or parole, the offender be placed on unsupervised Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-1144 ORIGINAL SB NO. probation, with the unsupervised probation ending either upon the full term date of the original sentence or twenty years from the date of sentencing, whichever period is longer. E. In addition to any other penalty, the …
Sponsors
- Miller, Gregory (R, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date 8/1/2026.
- : Becomes Act No. 603 without the Governor's signature.
- : 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 95, 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 422, FINAL PASSAGE (#1386) (May 19, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 422, FINAL PASSAGE (#304) (April 13, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB422?
- SB422 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides for unsupervised probation in certain circumstances for fourth offense operating while impaired. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX).
- What does SB422 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 14:98.4(D) and to enact R.S. 14:98.4(E), relative to driving offenses; to provide relative to penalties for fourth offense operating while impaired; to provide for unsupervised probation in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB422?
- Chaptered as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 8/1/2026. (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB422?
- Miller, Gregory (R, 19).
- Where is the official record for SB422?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB422
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