HB 305 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to child sexual abuse materials (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HB 305 requires law enforcement agencies to share seized child sexual abuse materials with Louisiana's Attorney General's Internet Crimes division. This division must then forward the materials and related case information to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Child Victim Identification Program. The bill mandates that law enforcement submit specific victim details (including biographical information) to the Attorney General's Exploited Children's Identification database when victims are identified and reside in Louisiana. These requirements apply to all cases involving identified victims of child sexual abuse materials, with no legal consequences for non-compliance.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB305 Original HB305 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the text of HB 305 to reflect its final passage as an enrolled act, changing the session header from 'Original' to 'Act No. 65' and adjusting page counts. While the substantive legal requirements regarding the reporting of child sexual abuse materials remain identical to the original version, the formatting changes indicate the bill has been finalized and approved by the Governor.
Scope change
The scope of the law remains unchanged; the bill continues to mandate that law enforcement agencies report specific case details to the Child Victim Identification Program and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
TECHNICAL

Updated document headers to change the status from 'Original' to 'Enrolled Act No. 65' and corrected page numbering from 4 to 3.

Removed the legislative digest and summary sections, which are informational and not part of the final law.

Adjusted line numbers and spacing to align with the final enrolled version of the statute.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 9, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 6, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
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
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Photo of Kim Carver
Kim Carver
RRepublican
LA
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