2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB218
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to post conviction relief for defendants convicted by a non-unanimous jury verdict. (8/1/25)
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
80% Positive
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Bill History
4/4/2025
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Senate
4/14/2025
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Senate
4/29/2025
Reported favorably.
Senate
4/30/2025
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/6/2025
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate
5/7/2025
Called from the Calendar.
Senate
5/7/2025
Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
Senate
5/7/2025
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate
5/21/2025
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
Senate
5/21/2025
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 9 yeas and 26 nays.
Senate
5/21/2025
Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
Senate
5/27/2025
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1179 Miller G. Proposed
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1179 Miller G. Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1220 Duplessis Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1220 Duplessis Adopted
Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1873 McMath Withdrawn
Senate Floor Amendment #1873 McMath Withdrawn
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1670 Duplessis Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1670 Duplessis Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on SB 218 FINAL PASSAGE (#339)
5/21/2025
9
Yea
26
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Royce Duplessis
Democrat