LAW ENFORCE/CRIM JUS COM: Requests the La. Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice and all La. state and local law enforcement agencies to improve crime data reporting
HCR 52 is a resolution directing Louisiana's Commission on Law Enforcement and all state and local law enforcement agencies to improve how they report crime data. It requires the Commission to include specific details in annual reports, such as each agency's certification status, months of adequate/inadequate reporting, and specific deficiencies. The resolution also mandates that the Commission provide actionable suggestions to help agencies achieve full compliance with the national crime reporting system (NIBRS) for three consecutive years. This directly affects all Louisiana law enforcement agencies and the Commission, focusing on transparency and standardized data collection.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced May 19, 2025
Last action Jun 13, 2025
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HCR52 Engrossed
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May 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was updated from its original version to the engrossed version, which is the final version approved by the legislature. The substantive content regarding the request for law enforcement agencies to comply with the National Incident Based Reporting System remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting updates, such as changing the header from 'Original' to 'Engrossed' and adjusting page numbering, indicating the bill has passed its final stages.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to reflect that the bill is now in its 'Engrossed' (final) version rather than the 'Original' version, and page numbering was adjusted to reflect the final document structure.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 57, nays 21. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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