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LouisianaHB 1512026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIMINAL/RECORDS: Provides relative to expungement of arrest information (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsored By: Chad Michael Boyer (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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New paperwork for clearing Louisiana arrest records

People seeking to clear Louisiana arrest information must submit four kinds of documents in addition to their expungement motion. These go to the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. The background check must come from Louisiana State Police or the appropriate sheriff’s office, dated within 60 days before filing. A district attorney’s letter must confirm, to the prosecutor’s knowledge, no convictions or pending applicable charges during Article 978’s required period. It must also say whether any charges tied to the arrest were refused. Applicants need court minute entries showing the final case outcome. If those are unavailable, they can submit a charge disposition report or a court clerk’s letter stating no such records exist. They must also submit the charging document, such as a bill of information, indictment, or affidavit.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Chad Michael Boyer

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 139 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/11/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/20/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 94 • No: 0

House vote • 4/1/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 129.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/15/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/13/2026House

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/11/2026Senate

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/4/2026Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/29/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/28/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

    4/22/2026Senate

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/21/2026Senate

  13. Called from the calendar.

    4/20/2026House

  14. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/20/2026House

  15. Notice given.

    4/14/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.

    4/14/2026House

  17. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/9/2026House

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

    4/8/2026House

  19. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/7/2026House

  20. Reported favorably (10-0).

    4/1/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  22. Prefiled.

    2/13/2026House

  23. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    2/13/2026House

  24. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.

    2/13/2026House

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