SB 320 — LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent offenses. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

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320 BY SENATOR MIZELL LAWENFORCEMENT.ProvidesrelativetoDNAdetectionofsexualandviolentoffenses.AND REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY AN ACT To enact R.S.

(8/1/26) AN ACT To enact R.S.

reporting A.ThelegislaturerecognizestheimportanceofA.The improvinglegislaturerecognizestheimportanceofimprovingthecollective thecollective response of the criminal justice system to criminal investigations, including sexual assault investigations;

As used in this Section, the following terms have the following Pagemeanings: 1 of 5 Coding:

(1)"CODIShit"meansaconfirmeddatabasematchthataidsacriminal Page 1 of 4 Coding:

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320 meanings:ENROLLED investigation and one or more of the investigations involved in the match are unsolved.

(1)"CODIShit"meansaconfirmeddatabasematchthataidsacriminal investigation and one or more of the investigations involved in the match are unsolved.

Page(2) 2Allow criminal justice agencies to update and track the status of 5outstanding Coding:CODIS hits.

(3) Use electronic technology in order to allow continuous access.

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320 (2)ENROLLED Allow(4) criminalProvide justicefor agenciescross-jurisdictional todata updatesharing andwith tracklaw theenforcement statusagencies. of outstanding CODIS hits.

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(4) Provide for cross jurisdictional data sharing with law enforcement agencies.

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The statepolicemayuse aphasedimplementationprocessinorderto launch the system and facilitate entry and use of the system for required participants.Thestatepolicemayphaseininitialparticipationaccordingtothe region or volume.

(a)The totalnumberofoutstandingtotalnumberof outstanding CODIS hitshitsinthesystemstatewide in thesystemstatewide and by jurisdiction.

(2) For the purpose of the report required by this Subsection, an outstandingCODIShitshallbeassignedtothejurisdictionassociatedwithboth theCODIS-participatinglaboratorywhoprocessedtheevidenceassociatedwith the unsolved case that received the CODIS hit, as well as the criminal justice agency that submitted the applicable evidence to the CODIS-participating Page 3 of 54 Coding:

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320 outstandingCODIShitshallbeassignedtothejurisdictionassociatedwithbothENROLLED theCODIS-participatinglaboratorywhoprocessedtheevidenceassociatedwith the unsolved case that received the CODIS hit, as well as the criminal justice agency that submitted the applicable evidence to the CODIS-participating laboratory.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 320 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Mizell Present law defines "CODIS" as the Combined DNA Index System, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national DNA identification index system that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted bystate and local forensic DNA laboratories.

Proposed law requires the La.

State Police (LSP) to serve as the central repository for tracking of outstanding CODIS hits in Louisiana.

Proposed law requires the LSP to create and operate a statewide outstanding CODIS hit tracking system.

ProposedlawauthorizestheLSPtocontractwithpublicorprivateentities,includingbutnot limited to private software and technology providers, for the creation and maintenance of the system.

Proposed law requires the statewide outstanding CODIS hit tracking system to accomplish all of the following:

(1) Track the status of the CODIS hits sent to criminal justice agencies that have not been resolved within 90 days.

(2) Allowcriminaljusticeagenciestoupdateandtrackthestatus ofoutstandingCODIS hits.

(3) Use electronic technology in order to allow continuous access.

(4) Provide for cross jurisdictional data sharing with law enforcement agencies.

Proposed law authorizes the LSP to use a phasedimplementation processin orderto launch the system and facilitate entry and use of the system for required participants, according to the region or volume.

Proposed law requires all law enforcement agencies that receive CODIS hit notifications, includingCODIS-participatinglaboratories,investigatinglawenforcementagencies,district attorneys' offices, and agencies that aid in the identification of missing persons and human remains, to provide all required information to the tracking system and fully participate in Page 4 of 5 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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