2026 Regular Session
HB3581
Riots; penalties for participating; making certain acts unlawful; Governmental Tort Claims Act; exception; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
increases penalties for participating in riots, assault and battery, vandalizing.
Recorded floor votes
6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 10, 2026 · House
House: Criminal Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
5 yea–1 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
12 yea–0 nay
March 11, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
72 yea–17 nay · 10 absent
April 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
4 yea–3 nay
April 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–8 nay
May 6, 2026 · House
House: FOURTH READING
Passed
74 yea–16 nay · 9 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Criminal Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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House Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 16 View roll call
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House SA's read, adopted View roll call
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House SA's received
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 8 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Title restored
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Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Adams
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Woolley
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 17 View roll call
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House Title stricken
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House Amended
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House General Order
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House Emergency removed
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House Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Emergency added
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
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House Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Lepak
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House First Reading