HB806 • 2026

CRIME: Provides relative to hit-and-run driving offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Crime

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Vanessa Caston LaFleur
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 86
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences if law enforcement fails to follow new protocols.

Hit-and-Run Driving Rules

This act changes the rules for hit-and-run driving offenses, including how bail is set and how information about these incidents is shared among police agencies.

What This Bill Does

Adds new parts to Louisiana's law on hit-and-run driving.
Requires courts to consider specific factors when setting bail for people charged with hit-and-run.
Directs police to use a special system called LLETS to quickly tell other police about hit-and-run incidents.

Who It Names or Affects

People who are charged with hit-and-run driving offenses
Law enforcement officers in Louisiana

Terms To Know

Louisiana Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (LLETS): A system used by the police to share information about crimes across the state.
Jody's Law: The name given to a part of this law that sets rules for how bail is set in hit-and-run cases.

Limits and Unknowns

This act does not specify what happens if police do not follow the new rules.
It is unclear how quickly information will be shared among different police agencies after a hit-and-run incident.
The law takes effect on August 1, 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Floor Amendment #2621 LaFleur Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB806 4825 2621 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative LaFleur to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB806 4825 2621 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative LaFleur to Engrossed House Bill No.
806 by Representative LaFleur 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, line 14, change "R.S.
100(B)" to "R.S.

House Committee Amendment #2423 ACRJ Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB806 4825 2423 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB806 4825 2423 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.
806 by Representative LaFleur 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" and before "relative" delete "R.S.
14:100(D)," and insert 3 "R.S.

House Committee Amendment #2388 ACRJ Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB806 4825 2388 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB806 4825 2388 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.
806 by Representative LaFleur 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" and before "relative", delete "R.S.
14:100(D)," and insert 3 "R.S.

Bill History

2026-05-11 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 86.
2026-05-05 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-04 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-04-29 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-04-28 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-04-27 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-15 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-14 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-07 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-04-01 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-31 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-30 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-25 H
Reported with amendments (12-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

CRIME: Provides relative to hit-and-run driving offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 862026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 806
BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFLEUR AND SENATORS BARROW, FOIL, HODGES,
MIZELL, AND MORRIS
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 14:100(B)(2) and (D), relative to hit-and-run driving offenses; to provide for
3 considerations when setting bail for hit-and-run driving offenses; to direct the law
4 enforcement agency responding to a hit-and-run offense to use a certain system to
5 notify all law enforcement agencies of the offense; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 14:100(B)(2) and (D) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §100. Hit-and-run driving
9 * * *
10 B. For the purpose of this Section:
11 * * *
12 (2) "Louisiana Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (LLETS)"
13 means a system that is established and overseen by the Department of Public Safety
14 and Corrections, office of state police, and provides for statewide dissemination of
15 system-generated notifications to all Louisiana law enforcement agencies.
16 * * *
17 D.(1) This Subsection shall be cited as "Jody's Law". In all cases alleging
18 a violation of this Section, the court shall use the factors provided in Code of
19 Criminal Procedure Article 316 to set bail. No fixed bail schedule may be used in
20 setting bail.
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HB NO. 806 ENROLLED
1 (2) Law enforcement agencies responsible for investigating hit-and-run
2 driving offenses shall adopt protocols and procedures to rapidly notify other law
3 enforcement agencies of all of the following:
4 (a) That a hit-and-run offense has occurred.
5 (b) If known, whether any injuries were reported.
6 (c) If known, the make, model, and license plate number of the vehicle
7 driven by a person who committed a hit-and-run driving offense.
8 (d) If known, the direction of travel of the vehicle driven by the person who
9 committed a hit-and-run driving offense.
10 (3) The law enforcement agency investigating a hit-and-run driving offense
11 shall utilize the Louisiana Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (LLETS)
12 to disseminate the information required by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
13 Section 2. The Louisiana State Law Institute is authorized and directed to
14 alphabetize and renumber the definitions contained in R.S. 14:100(B) and to correct any
15 cross references to the renumbered paragraphs if necessary.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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