HB 363 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

CRIME: Provides relative to cruelty and exploitation of the elderly (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

This bill (HB 363) is a technical amendment to correct the reference to an existing statute (R.S. 14:93.4) within the criminal code regarding cruelty and exploitation of the elderly. It does not create new laws or change policy; it only updates the statute citation to match the correct reference. The bill directly affects legal references used by courts and law enforcement in cases involving elder abuse. It is procedural in nature, with no substantive changes to the law governing elder exploitation.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB363 Original → HB363 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was enrolled and finalized, updating the list of sponsors to include additional representatives and senators. The substantive text of the law regarding the definition of 'elderly' and penalties for cruelty or exploitation remained unchanged from the original version, though the formatting of the definition section was slightly altered to include quotation marks around the term 'Caregiver' in the new version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability and the legal definitions within it did not change; only the administrative metadata (sponsors and status) was updated.

TECHNICAL

Added additional Representatives (Bacala, Horton, Lafleur, Moore, Knox) and Senators (Barrow, Hodges) to the list of bill sponsors.

Changed the bill status from 'Original' to 'Enrolled' and updated the page count from 4 to 3, indicating the final version is ready for signing.

DEFINITION

Added quotation marks around the word 'Caregiver' in the definition section, clarifying that the term refers specifically to the defined role rather than just the word itself.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 29, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (10-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors