HB 168

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 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 290
 HOUSE BILL NO. 168
 BY REPRESENTATIVES FREIBERG, ADAMS, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BILLINGS,
  BOYD, BRASS, BRYANT, BUTLER, CARPENTER, CARRIER, CARVER,
  CHENEVERT, DICKERSON, EDMONSTON, FISHER, FONTENOT, FREEMAN,
  GREEN, JORDAN, KNOX, LAFLEUR, MANDIE LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY,
  LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARTINEZ, MELERINE, MILLER, MOORE,
  MURRAY, PHELPS, SAWYER, SCHLEGEL, SPELL, TAYLOR, THOMPSON,
  VILLIO, AND WYBLE
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 15:574.23 and to repeal R.S. 15:828.4, relative to parole; to establish the
3transitional reentry program for female parolees; to provide for administration of the
4program; to provide for eligibility criteria; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6Section 1. R.S. 15:574.23 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7§574.23. Transitional reentry program for female parolees; establishment
8A. For the purposes of this Section, "transitional reentry program" means a
9structured reentry preparatory program administered by the Department of Public
10Safety and Corrections for female parolees that is designed to facilitate their safe and
11successful reintegration into the community.
12B. A female offender shall be eligible for consideration of placement in the
13transitional reentry program if she meets all of the following conditions:
14(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:574.4, she is currently eligible
15for parole consideration and has met all of the following criteria:
16(a) She has served at least five years of imprisonment in actual custody.
17(b) The instant conviction or any prior conviction is not a sex offense as
18defined in R.S. 15:541.
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1(c) She is within six months of her projected release date based on
2diminution of sentence pursuant to R.S. 15:571.3.
3(d) She has not been denied parole in the previous twelve months.
4(e) She has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the twelve
5months prior to her entering the program. A major disciplinary offense is an offense
6identified as a Schedule B offense by the Department of Public Safety and
7Corrections in the Disciplinary Rules and Procedures for Adult Offenders.
8(2) She has been granted parole pursuant to this Part.
9(3) She voluntarily agrees to participate in and adhere to any additional
10screening, assessment, or eligibility requirements established by the Department of
11Public Safety and Corrections.
12Section 2. R.S. 15:828.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
 APPROVED:
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