CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to compensation for victims of criminal offenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
This bill updates Louisiana's Crime Victims' Compensation Fund by renaming it from the Crime Victims Reparations Fund and establishing clearer rules for how funds are collected and distributed. It requires gambling operators to deposit unclaimed pari-mutuel ticket money into the fund, specifically for health care services related to sexually oriented criminal offenses. The legislation also mandates that parole committees order restitution from offenders who caused financial harm to victims, with payments directed to the compensation fund if victims cannot be located. Additionally, the bill prohibits the assignment of crime victim compensation payments to third parties and repeals the Victims of Vehicular Homicide Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 16, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
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HB969 Original
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HB969 Act 684
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MINOR
This bill enrolls House Bill 969 as Act 684, officially adopting the text that amends state laws regarding victim compensation. The primary substantive change involves renaming the 'Crime Victims Reparations Board' to the 'Crime Victims Compensation Board' and updating related terminology from 'reparations' to 'compensation' throughout the statute. Additionally, the bill corrects the title of the act to accurately reflect its purpose of establishing a compensation fund for victims of sexually oriented criminal offenses.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on victim compensation, but the official name of the administering agency has been changed from 'Reparations Board' to 'Compensation Board', and the legal term 'reparations' is replaced with 'compensation' in the relevant sections.
DEFINITION
The official name of the agency was changed from 'Crime Victims Reparations Board' to 'Crime Victims Compensation Board'.
The legal term 'reparations' was replaced with 'compensation' in the definitions and throughout the act.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to accurately describe the act's purpose, and the enrolled version includes corrected line numbers and formatting.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 29, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 26, 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
May 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0).
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Wiley
RRepublican
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