DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of
the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of
the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
CONFERENCE COMMI TTEE REPORT DIGEST
House Bill No. 127 by Representative Lorusso
Keyword and oneliner of the instrument as it left the House
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Provides with respect to the La. Code of Military Justice
Report adopts Senate amendments to:
1. Provide for technical and grammatical changes.
Report rejects Senate amendments which would have:
1. Made technical and grammatical changes.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Same as bill passed by the Senate except for technical and grammatical changes.
Present law (R.S. 29:101 et seq.) establishes the La. Code of Military Justice and provides that
the code applies to all members of the state military forces when such persons are not subject to
the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Proposed law creates the offense of sexual assault in the La. Code of Military Justice and
provides for definitions, defenses, and punishment for the offense.
Proposed law provides that any person who commits the crime of sexual assault shall also be
found guilty of abusive sexual contact and punished as directed by a court-martial.
Proposed law creates the offense of stalking in the La. Code of Military Justice and further
provides for definitions and punishment for violation of the offense.
Proposed law provides for the creation of additional offenses related to sexual misconduct,
indecent viewing, visual recording, or broadcasting and further provides for the definitions and punishments for violation of any of the offenses.
Proposed law creates the offense of forcible pandering in the La. Code of Military Justice and
provides punishments for the violation of the offense.
Proposed law creates the offense of indecent exposure in the La. Code of Military Justice and
provides for definitions and punishment for violation of the offense.
(Adds R.S. 29:220, 220a, and 220b)