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LA HB265

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mandie Landry

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Louisiana's video voyeurism law (R.S. 14:283) to include recording or photographing deceased persons' bodies
  • Prohibits use of cameras, videotape, photo-optical, photo-electric, or any other image recording device for observing, viewing, photographing, filming, or videotaping a deceased person
  • Specifically includes unmanned aircraft systems (drones) equipped with recording devices in the prohibition
  • Adds this conduct as a new subsection (A)(4) to the existing video voyeurism statute, which already establishes criminal penalties

Legislative Description

Provides relative to conduct that constitutes the crime of video voyeurism

CRIME

Last Action

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

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Administration of Criminal Justice2/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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