SB92 • 2026

CRIMINAL RECORDS: Requires district attorneys to submit sexual assault collection kits to the statewide tracking system. (8/1/26)

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Beth Mizell
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 353
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about penalties or compliance requirements for district attorneys. It also lacks information regarding the ongoing responsibilities of state police after initial implementation.

Sexual Assault Collection Kits Tracking System

This act requires district attorneys to submit sexual assault collection kits to the statewide tracking system.

What This Bill Does

Requires district attorneys' offices to provide information about sexual assault collection kits to state police.

Who It Names or Affects

District attorney's offices
State police

Terms To Know

sexual assault collection kits: Kits used to collect evidence after a sexual assault has occurred.
statewide tracking system: A system that tracks and manages information about sexual assault collection kits across the state.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if district attorneys do not comply with these requirements.
It is unclear how other entities like law enforcement and healthcare providers will be affected beyond their initial participation in the system launch.

Bill History

2026-05-22 S
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-22 S
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 353.
2026-05-20 S
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19 S
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18 S
Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-13 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-12 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-07 H
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-06 H
Reported favorably (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-01 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-03-31 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-30 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-25 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-24 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-09 S
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-02-20 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Official Summary Text

CRIMINAL RECORDS: Requires district attorneys to submit sexual assault collection kits to the statewide tracking system. (8/1/26)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 92
BY SENATOR MIZELL AND REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:624.1(D), relative to submission of sexual assault collection
3 kits; to provide that a district attorney's office must provide certain information to
4 state police under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 15:624.1(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 §624.1. Submission of sexual assault collection kits
8 * * *
9 D. The office of state police may use a phased implementation process in
10 order to launch the system and facilitate entry and use of the system for required
11 participants. The office of state police may phase initial participation according to
12 the region or volume. All entities, including law enforcement, district attorney
13 offices, and healthcare providers having custody of sexual assault collection kits,
14 shall provide all required information to the tracking system and fully participate in
15 the system no later than July 1, 2024. The office of state police shall submit a report
16 on the current status and plan for launching the system, including the plan for phased
17 implementation, to the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission, the Senate
18 Committee on Judiciary B, the House Committee on Administration of Criminal
19 Justice, and the governor no later than January 1, 2024.
20 * * *
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 353
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