HB 268 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Amends terminology regarding pornography involving juveniles

HB 268 amends outdated legal terminology in Louisiana law regarding pornography involving juveniles, specifically correcting references from "Articles" to "Sections" in two code sections (R.S. 14:81.1 and 14:648(B)(3)(i)). The bill does not change legal definitions, penalties, or protections; it only updates how these provisions are cited in legal documents. This technical correction directly affects court records, legal filings, and law enforcement documentation referencing these specific statutes. The changes streamline legal references without altering the underlying criminal law.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB268 Original → HB268 Act 261 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was enrolled as Act 261, adding multiple new sponsors and formally enacting the legislation. The core policy content regarding penalties for unauthorized wireless router use and pornography involving juveniles remains substantively unchanged, though the formatting of the text was standardized during the enrollment process.

ELIGIBILITY

Representatives Adams, Bacala, Bayham, Berault, Billings, Boyd, Boyer, Brass, Bryant, Carlson, Carrier, Carver, Chassion, Chenvert, Coates, Cox, Devillier, DeWitt, Dickerson, Edmonston, Egan, Fisher, Horton, Hughes, Jackson, Jordan, Knox, Lacombe, Jacob Landry, Larvadin, Lyons, Moore, Newell, Owen, Romero, Schlegel, Spell, Taylor, Thompson, Walters, Wyble, and Young were added as co-sponsors of the bill.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'HLS 25RS-806 ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 261', and the page count was adjusted from 17 pages to 16 pages to reflect the final enrolled version.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the list of referenced statutes and the removal of a redundant asterisk placeholder in the text of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 13, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Jun 8, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

Jun 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (9-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 42 co-sponsors