House Resolution No. by Representative Mandie Landry establishes a subcommittee under the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to investigate the procedures for reporting missing persons and handling unidentified and unclaimed remains in Louisiana. The resolution emphasizes the importance of timely reporting for families seeking closure and highlights existing laws that mandate coroners and law enforcement agencies to notify next of kin and submit unidentified remains to the LSU Forensic Anthropology Computer Enhancement Services (F.A.C.E.S.) Laboratory. It acknowledges that underfunding and understaffing may impede these agencies' abilities to fulfill their obligations.

The subcommittee will have the authority to hold hearings, require documentation, and conduct investigations to assess the current reporting procedures, time delays, and funding issues related to missing persons and unidentified remains. It will study the processes for coroners notifying next of kin, the reporting timelines between law enforcement and F.A.C.E.S., and the overall funding of relevant agencies. The subcommittee is tasked with making recommendations and proposing legislation based on its findings, with a report due by January 31, 2025, after which it will be dissolved.