LouisianaHB 4542026 Regular SessionHouse

HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act which provides for the chain of custody for human remains and internal organs (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican)

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Rhonda Gaye Butler

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 14 • No: 0

House vote • 5/5/2026

Reported by substitute

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes HB 1253.

    5/6/2026House
  2. Reported by substitute (14-0).

    5/5/2026House
  3. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    3/9/2026House
  4. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House
  5. Prefiled.

    2/26/2026House
  6. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    2/26/2026House

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