Louisiana SB 339: GAMING: Provides relative to criminal background checks in the gaming industry. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Bill Text

2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 339
BY SENATOR REESE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:587(C), R.S. 27:15(B)(1), and R.S. 47:9065(B) and to enact
3 R.S. 4:147.3 and 705.1, R.S. 27:20.1, and R.S.47:9065(C) and (D), relative to
4 background checks for entities associated with gaming; to provide for the authority
5 to obtain criminal history record information; to provide for the duty to provide
6 information; to provide for the authority and responsibilities of the Louisiana
7 Gaming Control Board; to provide for criminal background investigations; and to
8 provide for related matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 4:147.3 and 705.1 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §147.3. Authority to obtain criminal history record information
12 A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that it is vitally important
13 to the public safety, interest, and welfare of the state to protect Louisiana
14 residents and their residences, businesses, and other property, as well as visitors
15 to the state, by reasonably regulating the licensing of persons participating in
16 the horse racing industry in the state.
17 B. As used in this Section:
18 (1) "Bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and
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1 Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety
2 and Corrections.
3 (2) "Commission" means the Louisiana State Racing Commission.
4 (3) "Criminal history record information" means all state records of
5 arrest, prosecution, and conviction, including those that have been expunged or
6 dismissed pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893 and 894, and
7 national records which include fingerprints of the applicant and other
8 identifying information, if so requested by the commission.
9 (4) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States
10 Department of Justice.
11 (5) "Licensee" means any person, partnership, corporation, or business
12 entity receiving a license, permit, or privilege from the commission to conduct
13 a race meeting or meetings.
14 C.(1) Pursuant to this Section, the commission may request and obtain
15 state and national criminal history record information from the bureau and the
16 FBI regarding each applicant.
17 (2) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the commission's
18 use of fingerprints shall be for the limited purpose of determining the eligibility
19 of each applicant and conducting directly related matters in accordance with
20 the suitability standards outlined in R.S. 4:150.
21 (3) The commission shall be entitled to the criminal history record and
22 identification files of the bureau of any person who is licensed or who is
23 applying to be licensed. Fingerprints and other identifying information of the
24 applicant shall be submitted to the bureau, and the bureau shall, upon request
25 of the commission and after receipt of the fingerprint card and other identifying
26 information from the applicant, make available to the commission all arrest and
27 conviction information contained in the bureau's criminal history record and
28 identification files. In addition, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the
29 bureau to the FBI for a national criminal history record check.
30 (4) In accordance with the authority provided for in this Chapter, the
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1 costs of providing the information required by this Section shall be charged by
2 the bureau, as specified in R.S. 15:587, for furnishing information contained in
3 the bureau's criminal history record and identification files, including any
4 additional costs of providing the national criminal history record check, which
5 pertains to the individual. All costs or fees for furnishing the information may
6 be imposed on the individual.
7 D. All criminal history record information obtained by the commission
8 shall be available for review by the Louisiana Department of Justice as part of
9 an application for a license. The authority of this agency directly related to the
10 issuance of licenses is provided for in R.S. 4:146.
11 * * *
12 §705.1. Authority to obtain criminal history record information
13 A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that it is vitally important
14 to the public safety, interest, and welfare of the state to protect Louisiana
15 residents and their residences, businesses, and other property, as well as visitors
16 to the state, by reasonably regulating the licensing of persons performing
17 charitable gaming activity in the state.
18 B. As used in this Section:
19 (1) "Bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and
20 Information o