Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB38 — CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to the definition of child sexual abuse materials

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

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to the definition of child sexual abuse materials

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Prefiled.

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

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB38 do?
CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to the definition of child sexual abuse materials
Who sponsors HB38?
HB38 is sponsored by Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican).
What is the current status of HB38?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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