SB 345 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

JUVENILE JUSTICE: Requires the office of juvenile justice to submit an annual report to the legislature. (8/1/26)

SB 345 requires Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice to submit an annual report by February 1st to the Senate Judiciary B Committee and the legislative research library. The report must detail prevention programs, diversion program development, access to education/health resources for juveniles in custody, and specific statistics on juvenile custody numbers, complaints, investigations, and lawsuits. This bill increases transparency in the juvenile justice system by mandating regular, standardized reporting on key operational metrics. It directly affects the Office of Juvenile Justice, which must now collect and submit this data annually.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB345 Original → SB345 Act 495 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was enacted into law as Act No. 495, expanding the required annual report from the Office of Juvenile Justice. The report must now include specific data on the number of juveniles in custody, complaints received from those juveniles or their families, and the status of investigations and lawsuits, in addition to existing prevention programs. The bill also formally added Representatives Chassion and Knox as co-sponsors and updated the report's recipients to include the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Scope change

The scope of the reporting requirement was expanded to include detailed metrics on custody populations, complaint intake, and legal proceedings.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement to report the number of juveniles in custody broken down by age and facility.

Added a requirement to report the number of complaints received from juveniles in custody or their families, categorized by type and facility.

Added a requirement to report the number of investigations conducted due to complaints, categorized by status, resolution, and facility.

Added a requirement to report the number of lawsuits, categorized by case number and status.

Expanded the list of legislative committees receiving the annual report to include the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

TECHNICAL

Updated co-sponsors to include Representatives Chassion and Knox and changed the document status to Enrolled Act No. 495.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2026 · House May 19, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Apr 20, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 13, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (8-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 21, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors