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LA HB245
Bill
Status
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Fontenot
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AI Summary
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Requires written notice at least 30 days prior to medical parole or medical treatment furlough hearings to the district attorney, attorney general, and victims (or spouse/next of kin of deceased victims), compared to 90 days required for regular parole hearings
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Allows the district attorney and attorney general to review offender records and present testimony at medical parole and medical treatment furlough hearings
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Adds medical parole under R.S. 15:574.20(B) and medical treatment furlough under R.S. 15:574.20(C) as exceptions to parole ineligibility for offenses committed on or after August 1, 2024
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Amends R.S. 15:574.2(D)(8)(a), (D)(9)(a)(i), and 574.22 to establish these notification and eligibility requirements
Legislative Description
Provides relative to medical parole
PAROLE
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
3/9/2026