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LouisianaHB 9952026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the electronic access of videotaped statements of protected persons

Sponsored By: Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Electronic viewing of protected statements has limits

The law allows electronic viewing instead of providing required copies of protected persons’ videotaped statements. This option covers defense lawyers, courts, and other legally entitled people, and must protect defendants’ U.S. and Louisiana constitutional rights. The law does not authorize electronic access for defendants who represent themselves. A physical copy is still required at trial when the statement is introduced as evidence. Defendants keep their right to confront witnesses.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jeremy LaCombe

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Annie Spell

    Republican • House

  • Chasity Martinez

    Democratic • House

  • Francis C. Thompson

    Republican • House

  • Mike Johnson

    Republican • House

  • Steven Jackson

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 144 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

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 • 4/8/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 3/31/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.

    5/11/2026Senate

  2. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 91.

    5/11/2026House

  3. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/11/2026House

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/8/2026House

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/7/2026House

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

    5/7/2026House

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

    5/6/2026Senate

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

    4/27/2026Senate

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

    4/22/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/21/2026Senate

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

    4/14/2026Senate

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

    4/13/2026Senate

  13. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/8/2026House

  14. Called from the calendar.

    4/8/2026House

  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/8/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

    4/7/2026House

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

    4/1/2026House

  18. Reported favorably (10-0).

    3/31/2026House

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

    3/24/2026House

  20. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

    3/23/2026House

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