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Chair Villio called the committee to order, announced rules for witness cards (green=support, red=oppose, white=informational), and asked Sergeant-at-Arms guidance about public access to the dais. She noted the date and quorum.
The Louisiana House Criminal Justice Committee met on 2026-03-24 and reported favorably a package of criminal-justice bills, including measures on prisoner transfers, melatonin administration to children, sentence credits for degrees, expanded cruelty statutes, school-threat penalties, drone restrictions at the Capitol grounds, and updates to the controlled-substances schedule. The committee heard emotional testimony on a bill creating second-degree cruelty to elderly and infirm persons.
