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HF 2542Signed by Governor · June 2, 2026

Relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Same legislation: HSB 666

Also covers HSB 666.

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Progress

  1. Introduced
    February 4, 2026
  2. Subcommittee
    February 5, 2026
  3. Committee
    February 12, 2026
  4. Passed House
    March 4, 2026 · 68–23
  5. Passed Senate
    May 2, 2026 · 39–6
  6. Signed
    June 2, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to habitual offenders. The bill strikes the current law regarding habitual offenders and provides that a habitual offender is a person who has been convicted, in a court of this state of an offense, or has been convicted of an offense committed in another jurisdiction that would constitute an equivalent offense, or any combination of level one or level two offenses resulting in the accumulation of three or more points.2B(3)(c), theft, and possession of a controlled substance. Each conviction of a level one offense is worth one point.

Read the full explanation

4. Each conviction of a level two offense is worth one-half point. The bill provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person sentenced as a habitual offender shall not be eligible for parole or work release until the person has served a minimum term of commitment of years unless the current level one offense the person is convicted of carries a higher minimum sentence, which shall be considered the minimum sentence under the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments H-8470, S-5252, H-8116; see Amendments. Full bill text

Amendments · 7

3 adopted · 1 failed. Newest first.

  • H-8470Strike everything · filed May 2, 2026 by
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Adopted
    68–18
    May 2, 2026
  • S-5252Strike everything · filed May 2, 2026 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Adopted
    May 2, 2026
  • S-5126 · filed March 24, 2026
    Ruled out of order
    May 2, 2026
  • H-8124 · filed March 3, 2026
    Ruled not germane
    March 4, 2026
  • H-8121 · filed March 3, 2026
    Ruled not germane
    March 4, 2026
  • H-8120 · filed March 3, 2026
    Failed
    31–63
    March 4, 2026
  • H-8116 · filed March 3, 2026
    Adopted
    March 4, 2026

History

All 47 actions
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
June 2, 2026
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1167. Journal
May 13, 2026
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164. Journal
May 2, 2026
Passed House, yeas 66, nays 20. H.J. 1124. Journal
May 2, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 6. S.J. 973. Journal
March 24, 2026
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 640. Journal
March 12, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
March 10, 2026
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dawson, and Knox. S.J. 550. Journal
March 5, 2026
Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 480. Journal
March 4, 2026
Passed House, yeas 68, nays 23. H.J. 557. Journal
February 16, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 305. Journal
February 16, 2026
As HSB 666: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2542.
February 12, 2026
As HSB 666: Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. H.J. 286. Journal
February 12, 2026
As HSB 666: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 286. Journal
February 5, 2026
As HSB 666: Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 4, 2026
As HSB 666: Subcommittee: Holt, Fett and Wilburn. H.J. 206. Journal
February 4, 2026
As HSB 666: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 203. Journal

Meetings

Votes

Committee · February 12, 202614–7

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Lobbyist declarations

For · 5Against · 17Undecided · 7

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