2023 Legislation

• House Concurrent Resolution 6
  • Summary: Authorizes and directs the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard to determine if application of the current procedures of the Uniform Code of Military Justice may result in a nonunanimous verdict and to take the necessary actions to prevent such verdicts
  • Status: Passed on June 4 2023 – 100% progression
  • Action: 2023-06-06 – Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
  • Pending: Senate Judiciary B Committee

To authorize and direct the Louisiana National Guard to study its Rules of Court that could result in nonunanimous verdicts in court-martial findings and to provide remedial proposals for legislation.

 

WHEREAS, the Louisiana National Guard is a military service composed of the Louisiana Army National Guard, the Louisiana Air National Guard, and the Louisiana State Guard governed by the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and led by an adjutant general appointed by the governor of Louisiana; and

 

WHEREAS, the UCMJ is the foundation for military law that outlines criminal offenses and defines the military justice system;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby authorize and direct the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard to conduct a study to determine whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice authorizes nonunanimous verdicts and provide findings and recommendations to remedy such conflict of law.