HB 432

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 2026 Regular Session
 HOUSE BILL NO. 432
 BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY LANDRY
 REAPPORTIONMENT: Provides relative to redistricting data involving incarcerated
  individuals
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 18:101.2, relative to collection of data for redistricting purposes; to provide
3for the collection of information regarding incarcerated individuals; to provide for
4duties of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to provide for duties of
5the secretary of state; to provide for the reporting and publishing of data; to provide
6for a prohibition; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8Section 1. R.S. 18:101.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9§101.2. Population data; incarcerated individuals
10A.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, within six months
11of August 1, 2026, shall collect and maintain an electronic record of information for
12every incarcerated individual who has been committed to the custody of the
13department. This information shall include but not be limited to all of the following:
14(a)   The last known residential address of the individual before his
15incarceration.
16(b) The race of the individual.
17(c) Whether the individual is of Hispanic or Latino origin.
18(d) Whether the individual is eighteen years of age or older.
19(2) The department shall permit an incarcerated individual to update his last
20known residential address, as practicable.
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1B. No later than May first in any year when the federal decennial census is
2taken but where the United States Census Bureau allocates incarcerated individuals
3as residents of correctional facilities, the Department of Public Safety and
4Corrections shall report all of the following information to the secretary of state:
5(1)   A unique identifier, not to include the name or state offender
6identification number, for each incarcerated individual subject to the jurisdiction of
7the department on the date when the decennial census reports a population range.
8The unique identifier shall enable the secretary of state to address the department
9with inquiries about specific address records while prohibiting anyone outside of the
10department from identifying the incarcerated individual associated with the address
11record.
12(2) The street address of the correctional facility where the individual was
13incarcerated at the time of the census.
14(3) The last known address or other legal residence, if known, of the
15individual prior to incarceration.
16(4) The race of the individual.
17(5) Whether the individual is of Hispanic or Latino origin.
18(6) Whether the individual is eighteen years of age or older.
19(7) Any additional information that the secretary of state may request
20pursuant to this Title.
21C. The secretary of state shall request from each agency that operates a
22federal facility in this state that incarcerates individuals convicted of criminal
23offenses a report that includes the information specified in Subsection B of this
24Section.
25D. The secretary of state shall collect and prepare redistricting population
26data, as provided in Subsection E of this Section, to reflect each incarcerated
27individual at his last known residential address. The data shall be the basis of the
28senatorial districts provided in R.S. 24:35.1, the representative districts provided in
29R.S. 24:35.3, and all local government districts that are based on population.
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1Populations of incarcerated individuals who are residing at unknown geographic
2locations within the state shall not be used to determine the ideal population of any
3set of districts, wards, or precincts.
4E.(1)    The secretary of state shall determine the geographic units where
5population counts in the federal decennial census contain both the facility of
6incarceration and the legal residence of each incarcerated individual who is included
7in the report required by this Section.
8(2) The secretary of state shall do all of the following if the legal residence
9of any incarcerated individual is both known and located in this state:
10(a) Ensure that the individual is not represented in any population counts for
11geographic units that include the facility where the individual was incarcerated,
12unless that geographic unit also includes the legal residence of the individual.
13(b) Ensure that any population counts reflect the last known residential
14address of the individual.
15(3) The secretary of state shall do all of the following if the legal residence
16of any incarcerated individual is unknown or not located in this state and if any
17individuals reported in the census reside in a federal correctional facility:
18(a) Ensure that the individual is not represented in any population counts for
19the geographic units that include the facility where the individual was incarcerated.
20(b) Allocate the individual to a state unit that is not tied to a specific
21determined geography.
22(4) The data collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be published no later
23than thirty days from the date that federal decennial redistricting data is published
24for the state.
25(5) The secretary of state shall notify local governments to use the data
26collected pursuant to this Subsection for redistricting purposes.
27F. The data collected pursuant to Subsection E of this Section shall not be
28used in the distribution of any state or federal aid.
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1Section 2. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof is held invalid, such
2 invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given
3 effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this
4 Act are hereby declared severable.
  DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 432 Original  2026 Regular Session  Terry Landry
Abstract: Provides relative to redistricting data involving incarcerated individuals.
Proposed law requires the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) within six
months of Aug. 1, 2026, to collect and maintain an electronic record of information for every
incarcerated individual who has been committed to the custody of the DPS&C. Further
provides what is to be included within this information.
Proposed law requires the DPS&C to permit an incarcerated individual to update his last
known residential address, as practicable.
Proposed law requires the DPS&C, by May 1st in any year when the federal decennial census
is taken but where the US Census Bureau allocates incarcerated individuals as residents of
correctional facilities, to report certain information to the secretary of state.
Proposed law requires the secretary of state to request each agency for a report that includes
the information contained in proposed law if that agency operates a federal facility in this
state that incarcerates individuals convicted of criminal offenses.
Proposed law requires the secretary of state to collect and prepare redistricting population
data to reflect each incarcerated individual at his last known residential address. Further
provides that the data shall be the basis of the senatorial districts, the representative districts,
and all local government districts that are based on population.
Proposed law provides that populations of incarcerated individuals who are residing at
unknown geographic locations within the state shall not be used to determine the ideal
population of any set of districts, wards, or precincts.
Proposed law requires the secretary of state to determine the geographic units where
population counts in the federal decennial census contain both the facility of incarceration
and the legal residence of each incarcerated individual who is included in the report required
by proposed law.
Proposed law provides for certain duties of the secretary of state if the legal residence of any
incarcerated individual is both known and located in La.
Proposed law provides for certain duties of the secretary of state if the legal residence of any
incarcerated individual is unknown or not located in La. and if any individuals reported in
the census reside in a federal correctional facility.
Proposed law provides that the data collected pursuant to proposed law shall be published
no later than 30 days from the date that federal decennial redistricting data is published for
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the state and requires the secretary of state to notify local governments to use the data for
redistricting purposes.
Proposed law provides that the data collected pursuant to proposed law shall not be used in
the distribution of any state or federal aid.
Proposed law provides for severability.
(Adds R.S. 18:101.2)
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