EVIDENCE: Provides relative to the admissibility of autopsy photographs in criminal proceedings

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. May 29Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 549.Became Law
   2. May 29Effective date: 08/01/2026.
   3. May 26Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
   4. May 25Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
   5. May 25Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
   6. May 25Signed by the President of the Senate.
   7. May 21Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1138). Result: pass.Upper
   8. May 14Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   9. May 13Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   10. May 12Reported favorably.Minor
   11. Apr 22Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
   12. Apr 21Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 16. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#613). Result: pass.Lower
   13. Apr 21Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   14. Apr 20Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
   15. Apr 15Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   16. Apr 14Reported with amendments (10-0).Minor
   17. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
   18. Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
   19. Feb 25Prefiled.Minor
   20. Feb 25Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Introduced