ATTORNEY GENERAL: Creates the Fugitive Apprehension Unit within the office of the attorney general (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB 303 creates a statewide Fugitive Apprehension Unit within Louisiana's Attorney General's office, staffed by state-certified peace officers. The unit will coordinate with local, state, and federal law enforcement to apprehend fugitives, with priority given to violent offenders like those charged with murder or rape. It will also assist agencies pursuing fugitives who violate electronic monitoring and target individuals who harbor fugitives. The bill establishes this unit as a formal part of the Department of Justice without altering existing legal authority.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Signed Jun 11, 2025
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HB303 Original
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HB303 Act 264
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MODERATE
This bill was finalized into Act 264, changing its status from a pre-filed proposal to an enrolled law. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of the Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the powers of its agents remains unchanged from the original draft.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; it now carries the force of law as Act 264.
TECHNICAL
The document status was updated from 'HB303 Original' to 'HB303 Act 264', indicating the bill has been signed into law.
Page numbering was adjusted from 3 pages to 2 pages to reflect the removal of the legislative digest section.
The legislative digest, abstract, and attorney general notes were removed as they are not part of the final enacted statute.
The header was updated to include signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and the Governor, confirming approval.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jun 8, 2025
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary C.
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Bayham
RRepublican
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