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LA HB298
Bill
Status
2/24/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mandie Landry
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AI Summary
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Adds sexual intercourse with a victim who is confined or detained in a correctional facility as a new circumstance constituting third degree rape under R.S. 14:43
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Defines "correctional facility" to include jails, prisons, penitentiaries, juvenile institutions, temporary holding centers, and detention facilities
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Clarifies that "simple rape" and "third degree rape" are synonymous terms referring to the same offense
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Specifies that violations committed on or after August 1, 2015, shall be referred to as "third degree rape"
Legislative Description
Provides relative to conduct that constitutes third degree rape
CRIME/SEX OFFENSES
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
3/9/2026