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SB 151 Original 2026 Regular Session Mizell

Present law describes circumstances in which a person's DNA is required to be taken.

Proposed law requires that no later than January 1, 2027, the state police promulgate rules to flag a driver's license for outstanding Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) hits and persons that lawfully owe the state a DNA sample in order to complete their full DNA profile.

Effective August 1, 2026.

(Adds R.S. 15:609(K))

Legislative History

Feb 25, 2026Senate

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Authorizes the office of motor vehicles to flag the license of an individual who is in the Combined DNA Index System. (8/1/26)