House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice
May 21, 2025
10:00 a.m.
Room 6
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB22
TRAVIS JOHNSON
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER
- Provides for a local option gaming election on the operation of video draw poker devices in Concordia Parish (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB147
YOUNG
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER
- Provides for a local option gaming election on the operation of video draw poker devices in Claiborne Parish (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB228
LAFLEUR
LOTTERY
- Provides for the purchase of certain lottery tickets through the internet (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)
HB315
BRYANT
GAMBLING/CHARITABLE
- Provides relative to charitable gaming (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)
HB415
ECHOLS
GAMING
- Authorizes enhanced promotional play allowances for gaming operators that make certain capital investments (EG -$50,600,000 GF RV See Note)
HB542
JACKSON
GAMING
- Provides for the allowable amount of promotional play offered by certain gaming operators and for deductions regarding promotional play (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB650
JORDAN
TAX/GAMING
- Increases the state tax levied on certain gaming and dedicates the proceeds of the tax for certain purposes
SB58
CONNICK
CRIME/PUNISHMENT
- Creates the crime of child grooming. (8/1/25)
SB181
BASS
GAMING
- Provides relative to prohibitions in gaming. (8/1/25) (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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