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LA HB111

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mandie Landry

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for 90 days of "good time" credit to inmates who earn an associate's degree while incarcerated, in addition to the existing provision for bachelor's degrees
  • Degrees must be earned from a regionally accredited and Department of Public Safety and Corrections-approved educational institution
  • Credit applies toward reduction of the projected good time parole supervision date
  • Amends R.S. 15:828(E), which governs classification and treatment programs and earned credits for offenders

Legislative Description

Provides relative to diminution of sentence for the earning of an associate's degree (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Administration of Criminal Justice2/10/2026

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