Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 37 R · 23 D cosponsors

HB 1247 — CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Creates a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 724.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 27, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 03, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 61 sponsors

    1 primary, 60 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (37 R · 23 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

Establishes a statewide coordinator for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners.

This bill creates a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator to oversee and support the work of nurse examiners across the state. It aims to enhance the coordination and response to sexual assault cases.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Healthcare workers involved in sexual assault care may see improved support and resources for their roles.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

616 added · 760 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment removes a specific reference to "ACT No. 724" from the bill. This change matters because it helps streamline the bill by eliminating potentially outdated or unnecessary references, making it clearer and easier to understand. By simplifying the text, the bill can focus on its main objectives without distractions.

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884 by Representative Spell) BYREPRESENTATIVESSPELL,ADAMS,BAYHAM,BERAULT,BILLINGS,BOYD, BRASS, BUTLER, CARRIER, CARVER, CHASSION, CHENEVERT, COX, DEVILLIER,DEWITT,DICKERSON,DOMANGUE,ECHOLS,EGAN,FISHER, FREEMAN,FREIBERG,GALLE,GLORIOSO,HEBERT,HILFERTY,HORTON, ILLG, JACKSON, MIKE JOHNSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON, LAFLEUR, JACOB LANDRY, MANDIE LANDRY, LYONS, MCFARLAND, MCMAKIN, MELERINE, MENA, MURRAY, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHLEGEL, STAGNI, TURNER, VENTRELLA, VILLIO, WALTERS, AND WYBLE AND SENATOR MIZELL CRIME/SEXOFFENSES:
884 byRepresentative Spell) BYREPRESENTATIVESSPELL,ADAMS,BAYHAM,BERAULT,BILLINGS,BOYD, BRASS, BUTLER, CARRIER, CARVER, CHASSION, CHENEVERT, COX, DEVILLIER,DEWITT,DICKERSON,DOMANGUE,ECHOLS,EGAN,FISHER, FREEMAN,FREIBERG,GALLE,GLORIOSO,HEBERT,HILFERTY,HORTON, ILLG, JACKSON, MIKE JOHNSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON, LAFLEUR, JACOB LANDRY, MANDIE LANDRY, LYONS, MCFARLAND, MCMAKIN, MELERINE, MENA, MURRAY, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHLEGEL, STAGNI, TURNER,VENTRELLA,VILLIO,WALTERS,ANDWYBLEANDSENATORS BARROW, BARTHELEMY, BOUDREAUX, DUPLESSIS, HARRIS, HENRY, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU, MIZELL, PRICE, AND WHEAT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
CreatesastatewideSexualAssaultNurseExaminerCoordinator AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
15:622(A)(introductory paragraph) and (3) through (5), 624(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (B) through (D), and 624.1(B)(2), (C), and (I),R.S.40:1216.1(H)(introductoryparagraph),(5),and(7),R.S.44:4.1(B)(27),and R.S.46:1842(introductoryparagraph)and(14)andtoenactR.S.15:555(A)(18),557, 622(A)(6) and (7), and 624(E) and (F), Part XI of Subchapter D of Chapter 5-D of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.
15:622(A)(introductory paragraph) and (3) through (5), 624(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (B) through (D), and 624.1(B)(2), (C), and (I),R.S.
40:1228.1through1228.11,andR.S.46:1842(20)and(21),relativetosexualassault nurse examiners;
44:4.1(B)(27), and R.S.
46:1842(introductoryparagraph) and (14),toenact R.S.
15:555(A)(18), 557, 622(A)(6) and (7), and 624(E) and (F), Part XI of Subchapter D of Chapter 5-D of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.
40:1228.1 through1228.11,andR.S.
46:1842(20) and (21), and to repeal Part III-A of Subchapter D of Chapter 5-D of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
40:1216.1, relative to sexual assault nurse examiners;
to establish a TeleSANE trainingand mobile SANE program;
to establish a TeleSANE training and mobile SANE program;
to provide for reports tolawenforcement;toproviderelativetoforensicmedicalexaminations;to provide relative to standards of hospitals and healthcare providers;
to provide for reports tolawenforcement;toproviderelativetoforensicmedicalexaminations;toprovide relative to standards of hospitals and healthcare providers;
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(1) Review sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE, trainingprotocols that include but are not limited to both didactic and clinical preceptor training in accordancewithavailablebestpracticesperanationaltrainingorganizationinorder to establish state sanctioned credentialing.
(1) Provide recommendations relative to sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE, training protocols that include but are not limited to didactic, clinical, and preceptortrainingin accordancewith available best practices per a national training organization in order to establish state sanctioned credentialing.
(2) Reviewand establish the standards and criteriaof a statewide registryof SANE-trained and SANE-credentialed nurses or healthcare providers and provide recommendationsregardingtheappropriatestateagenciestomaintainandadminister the registry.
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1247 (3) Review and establish statewide sexual assault response protocols in accordance with the needs and best practices identified within the regional sexual assault response plans from each Louisiana Department of Health regional medical director.
1247 ENROLLED providers and provide recommendations regarding the appropriate state agencies to maintain and administer the registry.
(3) Provide recommendations relative to statewide sexual assault response protocols in accordance with the needs and best practices identified within the regional sexual assault response plans from each Louisiana Department of Health regional medical director.
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The statewide SANE coordinator or his designee shall serve as chairman of the subcommittee.
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The statewide SANE coordinator or his designee shall serve as chairman of the subcommittee.
Members of the subcommittee shall serve at the pleasure of theappointingauthorityandwithout compensation.
* * * (3) "Reportedsexualassaultcollectionkit"meansasexualassaultcollection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement and affirmativelyrequests that the caseproceedas acriminal investigation and potential prosecution of the suspect.
* * * (3) "Reportedsexualassaultcollectionkit"meansasexualassaultcollection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement, which indicatesthe survivorhasrequestedthatthecaseproceedasacriminalinvestigation and potential prosecution of the suspect.
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1247 enforcement at the time of the examination and requests that no criminal investigationorprosecutionbeinitiated, whileretainingtheright to reportthecrime and convert the kit to a reported status at any time within the twenty-year retention period.
1247 ENROLLED (6) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination, which indicates the survivor has requested that no criminal investigation or prosecution be initiated, while retaining therighttoreportthecrimeandconvertthekittoareportedstatusatanytimewithin the twenty-year retention period.
ByFebruaryfifteenth of eachyear, eachLouisiana Department ofHealth regionalmedicaldirectorshallsubmithisregionalsexualassaultresponseplantothe chief medical officer within the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, and the statewide SANE coordinator with inclusion of identified regional gaps of access to forensic medical examinations.
ByFebruaryfifteenthof eachyear, eachLouisiana Departmentof Health regionalmedicaldirectorshallsubmithisregionalsexualassaultresponseplantothe chief medical officer within the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, and the statewide SANE coordinator with inclusion of identified regional gaps of access to forensic medical examinations.
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By February fifteenth of each year, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall submit to the statewide SANE coordinator the previous year's grants and expenditures towards SANE services within each Louisiana Department of Health region.
(2) "Reported sexual assault collection kit" means a kit that contains a human biological specimen or specimens collected during a forensic medical examinationfromthevictimofasexuallyorientedcriminaloffensewhoreportedthe crime to law enforcement a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement and affirmatively requests that the case proceed as a criminal investigation and potential prosecution of the suspect.
(2) "Reported sexual assault collection kit" means a kit that contains a human biological specimen or specimens collected during a forensic medical examinationfromthevictimofasexuallyorientedcriminaloffensewhoreportedthe crime to law enforcement a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement, which indicates the survivor has requestedthatthecaseproceedas a criminalinvestigationandpotentialprosecution of the suspect.
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1247 provider during a forensic medical examination for the purpose of documenting, preserving, and analyzing evidence of a sexual assault, and means the standardized sexual assault collection kit issued by the Louisiana State Police.
1247 ENROLLED forensicmedicalexaminationfromthevictimofasexuallyorientedcriminaloffense the human biological specimens and associated evidence collected by a healthcare provider during a forensic medical examination for the purpose of documenting, preserving, and analyzing evidence of a sexual assault, and means the standardized sexual assault collection kit issued by the Louisiana State Police.
(4) "Sexuallyorientedcriminaloffense"includes anysexual assault offense as defined in R.S.
(4) "Sexuallyoriented criminal offense"includes anysexualassaultoffense as defined in R.S.
(5) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a kit that contains a human biological specimen or specimens collected during a forensic medical examination from the victim of a sexually oriented criminal offense who declined to report the crime to law enforcement sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination and requests that no criminal investigation or prosecution be initiated, while retaining the right to report the crime and convert the kit to a reported status at any time within the twenty-year retention period.
(5) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a kit that contains a human biological specimen or specimens collected during a forensic medical examination from the victim of a sexually oriented criminal offense who declined to report the crime to law enforcement sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination, which indicates the survivor has requested that no criminal investigationorprosecutionbeinitiated,whileretainingtheright to reportthecrime and convert the kit to a reported status at anytime within the twenty-year retention period.
The office of state police mayphase in initial participation according to region or volume of sexual assault collection kits.
The office of state police may phase in initial participation according to region or volume of sexual assault collection kits.
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1247 ENROLLED (1) "Reportedsexualassaultcollectionkit"meansasexualassaultcollection kit where a law enforcement agency has received a related report or complaint alleging that a sexual assault or other crime occurred collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement, which indicates the survivor has requestedthatthecaseproceedas a criminalinvestigationandpotentialprosecution of the suspect.
(3) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit where a law enforcement agency has not received a related report or complaint alleging that a sexual assault has occurred collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination and requeststhatnocriminalinvestigationorprosecutionbeinitiated,whileretainingthe righttoreportthecrimeandconvertthekittoareportedstatusatanytime within the twenty-year retention period.
(3) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit where a law enforcement agency has not received a related report or complaint alleging that a sexual assault has occurred collected from a survivor who declinestoreportthecrimetolawenforcementatthetimeoftheexamination,which indicates the survivor has requested that no criminal investigation or prosecution be initiated,whileretainingtherighttoreportthecrimeandconvertthekittoareported status at any time within the twenty-year retention period.
Part XI of Subchapter D of Chapter 5-D of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
R.S.
40:1228.1 through 1228.11, is herebyenacted to read as follows:
40:1216.1(H)(introductory paragraph), (5), and (7) are hereby amended and reenacted and Part XI of Subchapter D of Chapter 5-D of Title 40 of the LouisianaRevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.40:1228.1through1228.11,ishereby enacted to read as follows:
PART XI.
§1216.1.
Procedures for survivors of a sexually oriented criminal offense;
immunity;regionalplans;maximumallowablecosts;definitions;documents requested by victim * * * H.
For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:
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1247 ENROLLED (5) "Sexual assault collection kit" includes all evidence collected during a forensicmedicalexaminationmeansthehumanbiologicalspecimensandassociated evidence collected by a healthcare provider during a forensic medical examination for the purpose of documenting, preserving, and analyzing evidence of a sexual assault, and means the standardized sexual assault collection kit issued by the Louisiana State Police.
* * * (7) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit where a law enforcement agency has not received a related report or complaint alleging that a sexual assault has occurred collected from a survivor who declinestoreportthecrimetolawenforcementatthetimeoftheexamination,which indicates the survivor has requestedthat no criminal investigation or prosecution be initiated,whileretainingtherighttoreportthecrimeandconvertthekittoareported status at any time within the twenty-year retention period.
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(2) Timely, high-quality forensic medical examinations by a trained sexual assault nurse examiner, referred to in this Part as "SANE", are critical to ensuring survivor-centered care, collecting forensic evidence, and supporting prosecution of sexual assault offenders.
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1247 (2) Timely, high-quality forensic medical examinations by a trained sexual assault nurse examiner, referred to in this Part as "SANE", are critical to ensuring survivor-centered care, collecting forensic evidence, and supporting prosecution of sexual assault offenders.
1247 ENROLLED (3) AccesstoSANEservicesisunevenacrossthestate,withsignificantgaps in rural and underserved regions.
(3) AccesstoSANEservicesisunevenacrossthestate,withsignificantgaps in rural and underserved regions.
(4) Establishing a statewide SANE coordinator and regional mobile SANE nurse teams will improve equitable access to forensic nursingservicesfor survivors of sexual assault throughout the state.
(4) Establishing a statewide SANE coordinator and regional mobile SANE nurse teams will improve equitable accessto forensicnursingservices for survivors of sexual assault throughout the state.
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(5) "Reportedsexualassaultcollectionkit"meansasexualassaultcollection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement and affirmativelyrequests that the caseproceedas acriminalinvestigation andpotential prosecution of the suspect.
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1247 (5) "Reportedsexualassaultcollectionkit"meansasexualassaultcollection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement and affirmativelyrequests that the caseproceedas acriminalinvestigation andpotential prosecution of the suspect.
1247 ENROLLED (6) "Sexual assault collection kit" means the human biological specimens andassociatedevidencecollectedbyahealthcareproviderduringaforensicmedical examination for the purpose of documenting, preserving, and analyzing evidence of a sexual assault, and means the standardized sexual assault collection kit issued by the Louisiana State Police.
(6) "Sexual assault collection kit" means the human biological specimens andassociatedevidencecollectedbyahealthcareproviderduringaforensicmedical examination for the purpose of documenting, preserving, and analyzing evidence of a sexual assault, and means the standardized sexual assault collection kit issued by the Louisiana State Police.
(9) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination and requests that no criminal investigationorprosecutionbeinitiated,whileretainingtheright to reportthecrime and convert the kit to a reported status at any time within the twenty-year retention period.
(9) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination and requests that no criminal investigationorprosecutionbeinitiated,whileretainingtherightto reportthecrime and convert the kit to a reported status at any time within the twenty-year retention period.
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(1) Developing,implementing,andoverseeingastatewidestrategicplanfor SANE services.
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1247 (1) Developing, implementing,andoverseeingastatewidestrategicplanfor SANE services.
(3) Developing and maintaining standardized protocols, policies, and procedures for sexual assault forensic examinations consistent with current best practices as established by applicable accrediting bodies, the United States Department of Justice, and other relevant authorities.
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(4) Serving as a member of both the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission asprovidedinR.S.15:555andtheSexualAssaultResponseStandards Subcommittee as provided in R.S.
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1247 ENROLLED (3) Developing and maintaining standardized protocols, policies, and procedures for sexual assault forensic examinations consistent with current best practices as established by applicable accrediting bodies, the United States Department of Justice, and other relevant authorities.
(4) Serving as a member of both the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission asprovidedinR.S.15:555 andtheSexualAssaultResponseStandards Subcommittee as provided in R.S.
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Any healthcare facility, sexual assault center,children'sadvocacycenter,lawenforcementagency,childprotectiveservices agency, or other entity involved in the administration, documentation, or handling of sexual assault forensic examinations or the care of the survivor shall report incidents involving procedural deviation, evidence compromise, or patient safety concerns.
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1247 center,children'sadvocacycenter,lawenforcementagency,childprotectiveservices agency, or other entity involved in the administration, documentation, or handling of sexual assault forensic examinations or the care of the survivor shall report incidents involving procedural deviation, evidence compromise, or patient safety concerns.
(9) Facilitatingannual meetings in all regions of the state to solicit the input of interested stakeholders in the region, including but not limited to all of the following:
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1247 ENROLLED (9) Facilitatingannual meetings in all regions of the state to solicit the input of interested stakeholders in the region, including but not limited to all of the following:
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(12) Performing any other duties as the attorney general may assign consistent with the purposes of this Part.
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1247 (12) Performing any other duties as the attorney general may assign consistent with the purposes of this Part.
ThedepartmentshallestablishandoverseeastatewideteleSANEtraining program and a mobile SANE program as managed within the public health regions of the Louisiana Department of Health to provide forensic medical examination support and forensic medical examinations for survivors of sexually oriented criminal offenses.
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1247 ENROLLED support and forensic medical examinations for survivors of sexually oriented criminal offenses.
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§1228.6.
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(2)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Paragraph, a survivor shall decide whether or not to report the incident to law enforcement officials.
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B.(1) Anymemberofthehospitalstafforahealthcareproviderwho,ingood faith,notifies the appropriatelaw enforcementofficial pursuant to Paragraph(A)(2) of this Section is immune fromanycivil liabilitythatotherwisecouldbe incurredor imposed because of the notification.
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1247 of this Section is immune fromanycivil liabilitythatotherwisecouldbeincurredor imposed because of the notification.
The hospital or healthcare provider staff member shall obtain a file number and the respondingofficer's name, and documentthedate,time, method of notification, and thenameoftheofficialwhoreceivedthenotificationto ensurecompliancewith this Section.
The hospital or healthcare provider staff member shall obtain a file number and the respondingofficer's name, and document the date,time, methodof notification, and thenameoftheofficialwhoreceivedthenotificationto ensurecompliancewith this Section.
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All survivors shall be afforded an advocatewhosecommunicationsareprivilegedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof R.S.
All survivors shall be afforded an advocatewhosecommunicationsareprivilegedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof R.S.46:2187,ifoneisavailable.
46:2187, ifoneisavailable.
Withtheconsentofthesurvivor,anadvocateshall remain in the examination room during the forensicmedical examination.
Withtheconsentofthesurvivor,anadvocateshall remain in the examination room duringthe forensicmedical examination.
B.(1) Ifthesurvivordoesnot wishtoreporttheincidenttolawenforcement, the SANE nurse or SANE team shall, upon completion of the forensic medical examination, ensure the unreported sexual assault collection kit is not identified or labeled with the survivor's identifying information and do either of the following:
B.(1) Ifthesurvivordoesnot wish toreporttheincidenttolawenforcement, the SANE nurse or SANE team shall, upon completion of the forensic medical examination, ensure the unreported sexual assault collection kit is not identified or labeled with the survivor's identifying information and do either of the following:
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(b) In ajurisdiction with acoroner-basedSANEprogramthathastheability to retain kits in accordance with evidentiary standards and proper chain of custody, contact the coroner's office to transfer possession of the unreported sexual assault collection kit for storage.
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1247 (b) In ajurisdiction with acoroner-basedSANEprogram that hastheability to retain kits in accordance with evidentiary standards and proper chain of custody, contact the coroner's office to transfer possession of the unreported sexual assault collection kit for storage.
(2) No unreported sexual assault collection kit shall remain at a hospital or medicalfacilityifthehospitalormedicalfacilityisunableto storethesexualassault collection kit in a secure location that ensures proper chain of custody.
(2) No unreported sexual assault collection kit shall remain at a hospital or medicalfacilityifthehospital ormedicalfacilityisunabletostorethesexualassault collection kit in a secure location that ensures proper chain of custody.
If a hospital ormedicalfacilityhasasecurelocationthatensuresproperchainofcustody,thelaw enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the location where the forensic medical examination was performed shall take possession of the unreported sexual assault collectionkitwithinseventy-twohoursuponnotificationofcompletionofthesexual assault collection kit by the hospital or healthcare provider.
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An unreported sexual assault collection kit shall be transferred to the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction solelyforthepurposeofsecurestorage forthedurationrequiredbylaw.
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An unreported sexual assault collection kit shall be transferred to the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction solelyforthepurposeofsecurestorageforthedurationrequiredbylaw.
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(4) Any medication provided during the forensic medical examination.
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(2) Asurvivorofasexuallyoriented criminal offenseseekingreparationsin accordance with the Crime Victims Reparations Act, R.S.
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The statewide SANE coordinator shall make available to everyhospital and healthcare provider licensed under the laws of this state a pamphlet containing an explanation of the billing process for services rendered pursuant to thisSection.
The statewide SANE coordinator shall make available to everyhospital and healthcare provider licensed under the laws of this state a pamphlet containing an explanation of the billing process for services rendered pursuant to this Section.
Every hospital and healthcare provider shall provide a copyof the pamphlet to any person presented for treatment as a survivor of a sexuallyoriented criminal offense.
Every hospital and healthcare provider shall provide a copy of the pamphlet to any person presented for treatment as a survivor of a sexuallyoriented criminal offense.
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ThereproductionofwrittendocumentationdescribedinthisSectionshall bemadeavailableatnocostto thesurvivorandmayonlybereleasedatthedirection of the survivor who is a competent adult.
ThereproductionofwrittendocumentationdescribedinthisSectionshall bemadeavailableatnocosttothesurvivorandmayonlybereleasedatthedirection of the survivor who is a competent adult.
The release of this documentation to the survivordoesnotinvalidatethesurvivor'sreasonableexpectationofprivacynordoes it become a public record.
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HB NO.
1247 ENROLLED survivordoesnotinvalidatethesurvivor'sreasonableexpectationofprivacynordoes it become a public record.
(6) The LouisianaCommission onLaw Enforcementand Administration of Criminal Justice.
(6) The Louisiana Commission on Law EnforcementandAdministration of Criminal Justice.
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B.
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HLS 26RS-2250 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
1247 B.
Section 4.
Section 3.
44:4.1(B)(27) is herebyamended and reenacted to read as follows:
44:4.1(B)(27) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
Thelegislaturefurtherrecognizesthatthereexistexceptions,exemptions, and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised statutesandcodesofthisstate.Therefore,thefollowingexceptions,exemptions,and limitations are hereby continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by citation:
Thelegislaturefurtherrecognizesthatthereexistexceptions,exemptions, and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised statutesandcodesofthisstate.Therefore,thefollowingexceptions,exemptions,and Page 19 of 21 CODING:
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HB NO.
1247 ENROLLED limitations are hereby continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by citation:
15:624 meansthehumanbiologicalspecimensandassociatedevidencecollectedby a healthcare provider during a forensic medical examination for the purpose of documenting, preserving, and analyzingevidenceofasexualassault,and means the standardized sexual assault collection kit issued by the Louisiana State Police.
15:624 meansthehumanbiologicalspecimensandassociatedevidencecollectedby a healthcare provider during a forensic medical examination for the purpose of documenting,preserving,andanalyzingevidenceof a sexual assault, and meansthe standardized sexual assault collection kit issued by the Louisiana State Police.
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* * * (20) "Reported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement, which indicates the survivor has requested that the case proceed as a criminal investigation and potential prosecution of the suspect.
(21) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination, which indicates the survivor has requested that no criminal investigation or prosecution be initiated, while retaining therighttoreportthecrimeandconvertthekitto areportedstatusatanytimewithin the twenty-year retention period.
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HB NO.
1247 (20) "Reported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who has reported the crime to law enforcement and affirmatively requests that the case proceed as a criminal investigation and potential prosecution of the suspect.
1247 ENROLLED Section 5.
(21) "Unreported sexual assault collection kit" means a sexual assault collection kit collected from a survivor who declines to report the crime to law enforcement at the time of the examination and requests that no criminal investigationorprosecutionbeinitiated, whileretainingtheright to reportthecrime and convert the kit to a reported status at anytime within the twenty-year retention period.
Section 5.
Part III-A of Subchapter D of Chapter 5-D of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
40:1216.1, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 6.
Section 7.
Section 6.
This Act shall become effectiveupon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
This Act shall become effective upon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
If vetoed bythe governor and subsequentlyapprovedbythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.
If vetoed bythe governorand subsequentlyapprovedbythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.
DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
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The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1247 Re-Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Spell Abstract:
Createsastatewidesexualassaultnurseexaminer(SANE)coordinatorwithinthe state's sexual assault response system.
Presentlaw (R.S.
15:555) provides for the membership of the La.
SexualAssaultOversight Commission.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the statewide sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE, coordinator or his designee as a member.
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HLS 26RS-2250 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
1247 Proposed law establishes the Sexual Assault Response Standards Subcommittee as a subcommittee of the La Sexual Assault Oversight Commission and provides for the subcommittee's duties, membership, meetings, and procedures.
Present law (R.S.
15:624) provides for sexually oriented criminal offense data.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the statewide SANE coordinator within the La.
Dept.
of Health (LDH) as a recipient of the report.
Proposed law requires each LDH regional medical director to submit respective regional sexual assault response plans to the chief medical officer within LDH, office of public health, and the statewide SANE coordinator with inclusion of identified regional gaps of access to forensic medical examinations by Feb.
15th of each year.
Proposed law requires the La.
Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (LCLE) to submit its grants and expenditures towards SANE services within each LDH region from the previous year to the statewide SANE coordinator byFeb.
15th of each year.
Proposed law shall be known and may be cited as the "Services For Survivors of Sexually Oriented Criminal Offenses Access Act".
Proposed law provides for a statement of legislative findings and purpose.
Proposed law defines the terms "department", "forensic medical examination", "healthcare provider", "healthcare services", "reported sexual assault collection kit", "sexual assault collection kit", "sexually oriented criminal offense", "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner" or "SANE", and "unreported sexual assault collection kit".
Proposed law provides for the creation of the statewide SANE coordinator within the La.
Dept.
of Justice, requires training and minimum experience of the coordinator as a SANE nurseinaccordancewithapplicablenationalorstatewideguidelines,andprovidesforduties of the coordinator.
ProposedlawprovidesfortheestablishmentandoversightofastatewideteleSANEtraining programandamobile SANE program as managed within thepublichealthregions of LDH to provide forensic medical examinations and support for survivors of sexually oriented criminal offenses and provides for duties of the mobile SANE nurse or team.
Proposed law requires all sexual assault collection kits used in a forensic medical examination to meet the standards developed by the La.
Dept.
of Justice in collaboration with the Sexual Assault Response Standards Subcommittee.
Proposed law provides for procedures that a licensed hospital or healthcare provider is to adhere to if a person presents for treatment as a sexual assault survivor.
Proposed law provides for a limitation of liability for any member of the hospital staff or a healthcare provider who, in good faith, notifies the appropriate law enforcement official.
Proposed law provides for notificationproceduresandrequiresallreportsbythehospital or healthcare provider staff member to be made through the appropriate law enforcement agencydispatch.
Furtherrequiresthehospitalorhealthcareproviderstaffmemberto obtain a file number and the responding officer's name, documenting the date, time, method of notification, and the name of the official who received the notification in order to comply with proposed law.
Proposedlawprovidesrelativeto theexaminationofeverysexualassaultsurvivorpursuant to the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights, provides for adaptation of the examination Page 21 of 24 CODING:
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HLS 26RS-2250 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
1247 and treatment, and provides for the opportunityto be afforded an advocate with privileged communications and who is to remain present during the examination.
Proposed law provides for the transfer, storage, maintenance, and disposal procedures governing sexual assault collection kits.
Proposed law prohibits billing any survivor of a sexually oriented criminal offense for any healthcareservicesrenderedin conductingaforensicmedical examinationandprovidesfor exceptions.
Proposed law requires the statewide SANE coordinator to make available to everyhospital and healthcare provider a pamphlet containing an explanation of the billing process for services rendered pursuant to proposed law and requires every hospital and healthcare provider to provide a copy of the pamphlet to any person presented for treatment as a survivor of a sexually oriented criminal offense.
Proposed law constitutes the minimum standards for the operation and maintenance of hospitals pursuant to proposed law.
Further provides that failure to comply with these standards may constitute grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of the healthcare provider's license by the appropriate licensing board or commission.
Proposed law prohibits any hospital or healthcare provider from refusing to examine and assist a survivor on the grounds that the alleged offense occurred outside of or the survivor is not a resident of the jurisdiction.
Proposed law provides for the submission of a reproduction of any written documentation resulting from the forensic medical examination of the survivor no later than 14 days after the healthcare provider receives the request or the healthcare provider completes the documentation, whichever is later.
Proposedlawrequiresthereproductionofwrittendocumentationtobemadeavailableatno cost to the survivor and to be released only at the direction of the survivor who is a competentadult.
Furtherprovidesthatthereleaseofthisdocumentationtothesurvivordoes not invalidate the survivor's reasonable expectation of privacy and does not create public record.
Proposed law provides for coordination between the statewide SANE coordinator and the mobile SANE nurse program with certain entities.
Proposed law provides for duties of the La.
Dept.
of Justice and LDH relative to memorandums of understanding.
Present law (R.S.
44:4.1) provides for public records exceptions.
Proposed law amends present law to add a cross-reference to the public records exception contained in proposed law relative to reproduction of written documentation of a forensic medical examination that is provided to a survivor.
Proposed law amends the definitions of the terms "reported sexual assault collection kit", "sexual assault collection kit", and "unreported sexual assault collection kit" to provide a consistentdefinitionthroughoutpresentlaw(R.S.15:622,624,and624.1andR.S.46:1842) and proposed law.
Present law (R.S.
40:1216.1) provides for procedures for survivors of a sexually oriented criminal offenses, immunity, regional plans, maximum allowable costs, definitions, and documents requested by the victim.
Proposed law repeals present law.
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HLS 26RS-2250 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
1247 Proposed law provides for duties of the La.
State Law Institute relative to the proper placement of proposed law.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S.
15:622(A)(intro.
para.) and (3)-(5), 624(A)(1)(intro.
para.) and (B)-(D), and 624.1(B)(2), (C), and (I), R.S.
44:4.1(B)(27), and R.S.
46:1842(intro.
para.)and (14);
Adds R.S.
15:555(A)(18), 557, 622(A)(6) and (7), and 624(E) and (F), R.S.
40:1228.1-1228.11, and R.S.
46:1842(20) and (21), Repeals R.S.
40:1216.1) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to the engrossed bill:
1.
Provideforthepresidentorexecutivedirectorofcertainentitiesofproposedlaw, or their designees, to serve on the subcommittee.
2.
Add the executive director of the La.
Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice or his designee to the subcommittee.
3.
Relativetocapacitytorespondtoarequestforservice,provideforconsideration ofgeographicparameterswithin theregionandresultingtraveltimerequiredfor SANE nurse response.
4.
Remove a provision providing that immunity extends to participation in any judicial proceeding that results from a report.
5.
Prohibitahospital,healthcareprovider,oranystatewideSANEcoordinatorfrom directly billing a survivor of a sexually oriented criminal offense in accordance with present law (R.S.
15:622(2)).
6.
Provide the services that can be directlybilled and provide for reimbursements.
7.
Provide for coordination of statewide standards and uniform policies and procedures.
8.
RequirethestatewideSANEcoordinatorandeachmobile SANEnurseprogram tocoordinatewiththeLa.CommissiononLawEnforcementandAdministration of Criminal Justice.
9.
Make technical changes.
The House Floor Amendments to the reengrossed bill:
1.
Make the definitions of "reported sexual assault collection kit", "sexual assault collectionkit",and"unreportedsexualassaultcollectionkit"uniformthroughout present law and proposed law.
2.
Clarifythatthecontactmadetotheappropriatelawenforcementagencypursuant to a survivor's wish to report an incident of sexual assault is for the purpose of transferring the reported sexual assault collection kit to the law enforcement agency.
3.
Clarify that the transfer of an unreported sexual assault collection kit to a law enforcement agency is solely for the purpose of secure storage for the duration required by law.
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HLS 26RS-2250 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
1247 4.
Providethatinitiationofacriminalinvestigationorsubmissionofanunreported sexual assault collection kit to a forensic laboratory is not required unless the survivor elects to report the incident of sexual assault.
5.
Make technical changes.
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 724.

  2. Effective date: 06/03/2026.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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

  6. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

  7. Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Reported with amendments.

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

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

  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  16. Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.

  18. Reported with amendments (13-0).

  19. Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  20. Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 884 reported by the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice (11-0).

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CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1756)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 27003
Republican 65003
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 98007
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Not Voting
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Not Voting
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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CO-AUTHORS (#1461)

Failed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 27 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Democrat 9002
Republican 20025
Total 120027
% of votes cast 31%0%0%69%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Not Voting
Alan Seabaugh Republican Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Not Voting
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Not Voting
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Not Voting
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Not Voting
Franklin J. Foil Republican Not Voting
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Not Voting
Heather Cloud Republican Not Voting
Jeremy Stine Republican Not Voting
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Not Voting
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Not Voting
Mark Abraham Republican Not Voting
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Not Voting
Mike Reese Republican Not Voting
Patrick Connick Republican Not Voting
Patrick McMath Republican Not Voting
Rick Edmonds Republican Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Not Voting
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Not Voting
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Not Voting
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1460)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 26001
Democrat 9002
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Not Voting
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1099)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 63005
Democrat 28002
Total 98007
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Not Voting
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Not Voting
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Not Voting
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Who sponsors HB 1247?
HB 1247 is sponsored by Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Edward J. Price (Democrat), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Sam Jenkins (Democrat), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Cameron Henry (Republican), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Sidney Barthelemy II (Democrat), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Beth Mizell (Republican), John E. Wyble (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Debbie Villio (Republican), Lauren Ventrella (Republican), Christopher Turner (Republican), Joe Stagni, Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Paul Sawyer (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Ed Murray (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), Michael Melerine (Republican), Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican), Jack McFarland (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Mandie Landry (Democrat), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Stephanie Hilferty (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Jr., Jack "Jay" William Gallé (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Michael Charles Echols (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Kim Carver (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Ken Brass (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Annie Spell (Republican), C. Travis Johnson (Democrat), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1247?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 27, 2026. Enacted.
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