CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to jury polling and disposition
HB 292 amends Louisiana's criminal procedure code to require written jury polling in all criminal cases. It directly affects defendants, prosecutors, judges, and jurors by mandating that courts poll juries in writing - using slips where jurors confirm "Yes" or "No" to the verdict when a verdict is reached, or state their actual verdict ("guilty," "not guilty," etc.) when no verdict was reached. Key provisions include requiring written confirmation for all verdicts, allowing courts to seal polling slips to protect juror privacy, and specifying that sealed slips require court authorization for public release. The bill aims to clarify and standardize jury confirmation procedures while safeguarding juror anonymity.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Signed Jun 4, 2025
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HB292 Original
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HB292 Act 76
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MODERATE
This bill converts a draft proposal into an official enrolled act, making the new jury polling procedures legally effective. It establishes a formal process for courts to poll juries in cases where a verdict could not be reached, allowing judges to declare a mistrial or send the jury back for further deliberation. The law also mandates that polling slips be kept confidential and sealed unless the court orders their release, in which case juror names must be redacted to protect their privacy.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on criminal procedure for jury polling in cases where no verdict is reached, but its status changes from a proposed draft to an enforceable state law.
TECHNICAL
The document status changed from 'Original' draft to 'Enrolled Act No. 76', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is now law.
REQUIREMENT
New procedures require courts to poll juries in writing when a mistrial is declared, specifying that jurors must write their verdict on a slip of paper.
The law mandates that polling slips can be placed under seal by court order and must not be released to the public without a specific court order.
If polling slips are released to the public, the names of the jurors must be redacted to ensure anonymity.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025
How they voted
32–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican26
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alonzo Knox
DDemocratic
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