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LA HB280

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Fontenot

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends R.S. 15:574.4 to consolidate repetitive parole eligibility requirements for juvenile offenders serving life sentences by replacing duplicated language with cross-references to Subparagraphs (A)(4)(b) through (f)

  • Eliminates repeated text specifying the same conditions across multiple subsections: low-risk designation, no major disciplinary offenses for 36 months, 100 hours pre-release programming, substance abuse treatment completion, and educational/vocational program completion

  • Removes the requirement that offenders complete a reentry program determined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections

  • Applies to parole eligibility provisions for juveniles convicted of various offenses including first degree murder, second degree murder, and other life sentence offenses where the offender was under 18 at the time of the offense

  • Makes no substantive changes to parole eligibility requirements themselves; serves as a technical cleanup to reduce statutory redundancy

Legislative Description

Provides for consolidation of certain repetitive parole eligibility language relative to juvenile offenders

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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 Justice2/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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