HB 445 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

CRIMINAL/RECORDS: Provides relative to juvenile records

HB 445 requires the state bureau handling juvenile records to submit an annual report to the legislature detailing how it processes public record requests. The report must include specific data for the previous year, such as the total requests received, how many were fulfilled or denied, the identity of requestors, and the dates each request was received and completed. This bill directly affects the bureau (which manages juvenile records) and the legislature (which receives the report). It does not change access to juvenile records but mandates transparency in how the bureau handles these requests. The key mechanism is the annual reporting requirement with detailed metrics, as specified in the bill's amendments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB445 Original HB445 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates Louisiana laws regarding juvenile records to clarify that information about juvenile criminal conduct is not part of a standard 'criminal history record.' It also adds new rules requiring the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information to keep an audit trail of who accesses these records and what actions they take, ensuring accountability while maintaining privacy for minors.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope by explicitly excluding juvenile criminal conduct from the definition of 'criminal history record' and adding specific requirements for auditing access to juvenile records.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'criminal history record' was changed to explicitly exclude records of juvenile criminal conduct, ensuring they are not disseminated as background checks to the general public.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements mandate that the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information must maintain an audit trail for all access to juvenile criminal conduct records, documenting who accessed the system, when, and what actions were performed.

The bill authorizes the creation of interoperable criminal justice information systems for law enforcement use, clarifying that this does not conflict with the confidentiality protections for juvenile records.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 80, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report received.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Barrow, Kleinpeter, and Morris.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. 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 21, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-3).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
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 Debbie Villio
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
LA
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