DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 156 Original 2025 Regular Session Mack
Abstract: Prohibits the physical presence of fentanyl in courthouses and provides for evidence
procedures and exceptions.
Present law permits fentanyl to be brought into courthouses as evidence during trials.
Proposed law prohibits bringing fentanyl into courthouses when it is used as evidence.
Proposed law provides for methods of introducing fentanyl into evidence without bringing the
substance into a courthouse.
Proposed law provides judges with discretion to allow fentanyl in the courthouse when necessary
for the purposes of trial.
Proposed law provides that the law enforcement agency shall notify court security when fentanyl is
brought into the courthouse as evidence.
Proposed law provides that only a law enforcement officer who has been trained to handle controlled
dangerous substances shall handle fentanyl when being used as evidence during the trial.
(Adds C.E. Art. 906 and R.S. 15:285)