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LA HB260
Bill
Status
6/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Villio
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AI Summary
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Adds "resisting a police officer with force or violence" to the list of predicate felonies for second degree murder, meaning a death occurring during this offense can be charged as second degree murder even without intent to kill
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Creates a new form of manslaughter for unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled dangerous substances (Schedules I-V) that significantly contributes to the death of the person who ingested the drugs
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Extends manslaughter liability to drug distributors in chain-of-distribution cases, where substances are sold to an intermediary who then distributes them to someone who dies from ingestion
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Officially named "The Segus Jolivette Act"
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Becomes effective upon the governor's signature or upon expiration of the signing period
Legislative Description
Provides relative to homicide (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
CRIME/HOMICIDE
Last Action
Effective date: 06/08/2025.
6/8/2025