PRIVACY: Creates the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delisha Boyd
Last action: 2026-05-27
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide definitions or information about other terms like 'legislation'.

Creating the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force

This bill establishes a task force to study and recommend ways to improve services for survivors of sexual assault, including counseling, school or work accommodations, public awareness campaigns, and training for schools, hospitals, and law enforcement.

What This Bill Does

Creates the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force to study and make recommendations on improving services for survivors of sexual assault.
Specifies that task force membership includes representatives from various organizations such as the attorney general's office, Louisiana Sheriffs' Association, House of Representatives, Senate, District Attorneys Association, State Coroner's Association, STAR (Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response), and a licensed clinical social worker.
Requires the task force to prepare and submit a report with their findings and recommendations by February 1, 2027.
Ensures that the final report is made available for public access.

Who It Names or Affects

Survivors of sexual assault who may benefit from improved services.
Members of organizations like the attorney general's office, Louisiana Sheriffs' Association, House and Senate members, District Attorneys Association, State Coroner's Association, STAR (Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response), and a licensed clinical social worker.

Terms To Know

Task Force: A group set up to study a specific issue and make recommendations.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens after February 1, 2027.
It is unclear how much funding will be provided for the task force to complete its work.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Floor Amendment #4952 Boyd Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB833 4872 4952 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Boyd to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB833 4872 4952 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Boyd to Engrossed House Bill No.
833 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, line 2, after "Representatives" insert "appointed by the speaker of the House of 3 Representatives" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 2, line 3, after "Senate" insert "appointed by the president of the Senate" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #4806 JUD Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB833 4872 4806 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB833 4872 4806 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.
833 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: 3 "(6) A representative of the Louisiana State Coroner's Association.
4 (7) One member who is a survivor of sexual violence appointed by Sexual 5 Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR).

House Committee Amendment #4802 JUD Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB833 4872 4802 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB833 4872 4802 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.
833 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: 3 "(6) A representative of the Louisiana State Coroner's Association.
4 (7) One member who is a survivor of sexual violence appointed by the 5 Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR).

House Committee Amendment #4742 JUD Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB833 4872 4742 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB833 4872 4742 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.
833 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: 3 "(6) One member who is a survivor of sexual violence appointed by Sexual 4 Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR).
5 (7) A licensed clinical social worker appointed by the Louisiana State Board 6 of Social Work Examiners." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

2026-05-27 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-12 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-05-11 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-07 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-06 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05 H
Reported with amendments (16-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PRIVACY: Creates the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 833
BY REPRESENTATIVES BOYD, BILLINGS, BRASS, CARRIER, CHASSION,
FREEMAN, DANA HENRY, TRAVIS JOHNSON, KNOX, LAFLEUR, LYONS,
MARCELLE, MENA, MOORE, MURRAY, SPELL, TAYLOR, AND WALTERS
AND SENATORS BARTHELEMY, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, DUPLESSIS,
JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, AND PRICE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact Chapter 3-H of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised
3 of R.S. 15:563.5, relative to the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force;
4 to create the task force and provide for membership and responsibilities; to require
5 studies, evaluations, and a report to the legislature; to provide for a termination date;
6 and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Chapter 3-H of Title 15 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of
9 1950, comprised of R.S. 15:563.5, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 CHAPTER 3-H. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR EMPOWERMENT TASK FORCE
11 §563.5. Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force
12 A. The Legislature of Louisiana creates in this Section the Sexual Assault
13 Survivor Empowerment Task Force to study, evaluate, and make recommendations
14 for legislation to provide access to services for survivors of sexual assault. Such
15 services may include counseling, school or work accommodations, public awareness
16 campaigns, and mandatory training for schools, hospitals, and law enforcement.
17 B. Task force membership consists of all of the following:
18 (1) A representative from the office of the attorney general.
19 (2) A representative of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.
20 (3) One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker
21 of the House of Representatives.
22 (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.
23 (5) A representative of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.
24 (6) A representative of the Louisiana State Coroner's Association.
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1 (7) One member who is a survivor of sexual violence appointed by Sexual
2 Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR).
3 (8) A licensed clinical social worker appointed by the Louisiana State Board
4 of Social Work Examiners.
5 C. The task force shall prepare and submit a report of its findings and
6 recommendations, including but not limited to any specific legislation, to the
7 governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate,
8 the chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the chair of the House
9 Committee on Judiciary no later than February 1, 2027. A copy of the report shall
10 also be submitted to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library as required
11 by R.S. 24:771 and 772. The task force shall make the report available for public
12 access.
13 D. This Chapter shall terminate on February 1, 2027.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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