House Bill No. by Representative Villio enacts a new provision in Louisiana law that designates the crime of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling as a "crime of violence" when a person is present in the dwelling, house, apartment, or other structure. This addition is made to the existing definition of "crime of violence" in R.S. 14:2(B), which outlines offenses that involve the use or threatened use of physical force against another person or property.

The specific insertion in the law is R.S. 14:2(B)(60), which explicitly includes simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling with a person present as a crime of violence. This change aims to enhance the legal framework surrounding violent crimes and reflects a legislative intent to address the seriousness of such offenses when they occur in occupied spaces.