HB255

Provides relative to wearing masks in public (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Introduced·2/23/26
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Louisiana HB255 enhances penalties for certain crimes if committed while wearing a mask.

Louisiana HB255 amends the state's criminal code to increase penalties for specific crimes when the offender is wearing a mask. The bill adds a provision allowing courts to impose an additional two-year sentence for crimes such as aggravated arson, simple arson, and criminal damage to property. The enhanced penalties apply when the offender was wearing a mask with the intent to hide their identity during the commission of the crime.

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History

May 20

House

Becomes HB 1259.

May 19

House

Reported by substitute (8-3).

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.