House Bill No. by Representative Bacala amends the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding post-conviction relief, specifically addressing jurisdictional bars and the handling of repetitive applications. The bill modifies existing provisions by removing the term "inexcusably" from the criteria for denying relief. This means that a court will deny relief if a petitioner failed to raise a claim during the initial proceedings or failed to pursue a claim on appeal, regardless of whether the failure was excusable or not.

Additionally, the bill introduces new language concerning custody and bail pending retrial. It specifies that the provisions related to bail will not take effect until a judgment granting post-conviction relief becomes final. If such relief is granted, the effect of that judgment will be stayed until either the time to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court has expired or the Supreme Court has taken final action on the matter. This change aims to clarify the process and conditions under which post-conviction relief and related bail provisions are applied.