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LA SB58

LA SB58
Creates the crime of child grooming. (8/1/25)

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Introduced
04/02/2025
In Committee
05/21/2025
Crossed Over
05/13/2025
Passed
06/08/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/08/2025

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:81(A)(1) and (C) and to enact R.S. 14:81(A)(3), relative to sexual offenses affecting minors; to provide relative to the elements of indecent

AI Summary

This bill creates a new crime of child grooming in Louisiana law, specifically amending the existing statute on indecent behavior with juveniles. The bill defines grooming as the deliberate pursuit of an intimate relationship with a child under 17 through various manipulative tactics such as seduction, emotional manipulation, threats, promises, coercion, enticement, isolation, or extortion, with the specific intent to commit a sex offense against the minor. The law applies when the offender is at least four years older than the child, and notably, the actual completion of a sexual act is not required to prove the crime of grooming. The bill also clarifies that lack of knowledge about the child's age is not a valid legal defense. This legislation expands protections for minors by criminalizing predatory behaviors that precede potential sexual offenses, recognizing that grooming can be a preparatory step in sexual exploitation, even if no physical contact occurs. The bill takes effect on August 1, 2025, and broadens the legal definition of communication to include electronic and non-electronic forms of contact.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (47)

Patrick Connick (R)*,  Mark Abraham (R),  Roy Adams (D),  Beryl Amedée (R),  Regina Barrow (D),  Michael Bayham (R),  Gerald Boudreaux (D),  Rhonda Butler (R),  Dewith Carrier (R),  Gary Carter (D),  Tehmi Chassion (D),  Heather Cloud (R),  Vincent Cox (R),  Jason DeWitt (R),  Jessica Domangue (R),  Kathy Edmonston (R),  Mike Fési (R),  Gabe Firment (R),  Franklin Foil (R),  Barbara Freiberg (R),  Cameron Henry (R),  Stephanie Hilferty (R),  Valarie Hodges (R),  Dodie Horton (R),  John Illg (R),  Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D),  Alonzo Knox (D),  Ed Larvadain (D),  Dixon McMakin (R),  Patrick McMath (R),  Dustin Miller (D),  Gregory Miller (R),  Beth Mizell (R),  Pat Moore (D),  Brach Myers (R),  Candace Newell (D),  Laurie Schlegel (R),  Larry Selders (D),  Annie Spell (R),  Joe Stagni (R),  Jeremy Stine (R),  Sylvia Taylor (D),  Francis Thompson (R),  Debbie Villio (R),  Joy Walters (D),  William Wheat (R),  Roger Wilder (R), 

Last Action

Effective date 8/1/2025. (on 06/08/2025)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25rs&b=SB58&sbi=y
Analysis - Resume Digest for SB58 https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1426515
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1424918
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1421323
Analysis - Summary of House Amendments to SB58 https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1420608
House Committee Amendment #3301 ACRJ Proposed https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1417057
Analysis - House Committee Redigest of SB58 https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1417062
House Committee Amendment #3276 ACRJ Draft https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1416871
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1413911
Analysis - Digest of SB58 Reengrossed https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1413968
Senate Floor Bureau Note #1594 Connick Adopted https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1413756
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1412209
Analysis - Digest of SB58 Engrossed https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1413113
Senate Committee Amendment #1296 JUDC Proposed https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1411616
Senate Committee Amendment #998 JUDC Draft https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1409552
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1401943
Analysis - Digest of SB58 Original https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1401945
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