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Committee approves expanded victim and witness notification system; adds escape‑reporting requirements after New Orleans breach
Summary
House Bill 4 79, a comprehensive victim and witness notification bill modeled on a Texas system, was reported favorable with an amendment adding mandatory jail‑escape notification procedures after the New Orleans incident highlighted gaps in interagency alerts.
A broad bill to build a centralized, up‑to‑the‑minute notification system for crime victims and witnesses — modeled on Texas’ system — advanced from the House Appropriations Committee after members adopted a targeted amendment prompted by a recent New Orleans jail escape.
Representative Mandy Landry described House Bill 4 79 as a "comprehensive bill" to ensure victims and witnesses receive real‑time notice of hearings, releases, escapes and other events. The bill would…
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