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HLS 26RS-415 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
280 BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT PAROLE:
280 BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.15:574.4(B)(2),(D)(1),(E)(1),(F)(1),(G)(1),and(J)(1),relative to paroleeligibilityofjuvenileoffenders;toproviderelativeto duplicativelanguage with respect to qualifications for parole;
Provides for consolidation of certain repetitive language relative to parole eligibility AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.15:574.4(B)(2),(D)(1),(E)(1),(F)(1),(G)(1),and(J)(1),relative to paroleeligibilityofjuvenileoffenders;toproviderelativeto duplicativelanguage with respect to qualifications for parole;
14:2(B), a sex offense as defined byR.S.
14:2(B), a sex offense as defined by R.S.
15:541, or an offense, regardless of the date of conviction, which would constitute a crime of violenceasdefinedbyR.S.
15:541, or an offense, regardless of the date of conviction, which would constitute a crime of violenceas defined byR.S.
14:2(B)orasex offenseas defined byR.S.
14:2(B)orasex offenseasdefinedbyR.S.
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280 (i) Thepersonhasservedatleasttwenty-fiveyearsof thesentenceimposed.
280 ENROLLED (i) Thepersonhasservedat leasttwenty-fiveyearsofthesentenceimposed.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentified asaScheduleBoffensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis anoffenseidentified as a Schedule Boffensebythe DepartmentofPublic SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
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280 (iii) The person has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the thirty-six consecutive months prior to the parole hearing date.
280 ENROLLED (iii) The person has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the thirty-six consecutive months prior to the parole hearing date.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentifiedasaScheduleB offensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentified as a ScheduleB offensebytheDepartmentofPublic SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
(c) If the person was at least thirty-five years of age and under the age of fiftyyears at the time he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he shall be eligible for parole consideration if all of the following conditions have been met:
(c) If the person was at least thirty-five years of age and under the age of fiftyyearsat the time he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he shall be eligible for parole consideration if all of the following conditions have been met:
A major disciplinary offenseis anoffenseidentifiedas a Schedule B offensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentified as a Schedule BoffensebytheDepartmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
(iv) The person has completed the mandatory minimum of one hundred hours of pre-release programming in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
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280 15:827.1, if such programming is available at the facility where the offender is incarcerated.
280 ENROLLED (iv) The person has completed the mandatory minimum of one hundred hours of pre-release programming in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
15:827.1, if such programming is available at the facility where the offender is incarcerated.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentified as a ScheduleBoffensebytheDepartmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis anoffenseidentified as a Schedule Boffensebythe DepartmentofPublic SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
(vi) The person has obtained or completed at least one of the following:
(aa) A literacyprogram.
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280 (bb) An adult basic education program.
280 ENROLLED (vi) The person has obtained or completed at least one of the following:
(aa) A literacyprogram.
(bb) An adult basic education program.
A major disciplinary offenseis anoffenseidentified as a Schedule Boffensebythe DepartmentofPublic SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentifiedasaScheduleBoffensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
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280 (g) The offender has completed a reentry program to be determined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
280 ENROLLED (g) The offender has completed a reentry program to be determined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(b) The offender has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the thirty-six consecutivemonths prior to the parole hearing date.
(b) The offender has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the thirty-six consecutive months prior to the parole hearing date.
A major disciplinary offenseis anoffenseidentifiedas a Schedule B offensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentified as a Schedule BoffensebytheDepartmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
(iii) A job skills training program.
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280 (iv) A high school equivalency certificate.
280 ENROLLED (iii) A job skills training program.
(iv) A high school equivalency certificate.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentifiedasaScheduleB offensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis anoffenseidentifiedasaSchedule B offensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
Theoffenderhasmettherequirementslisted in Subparagraphs(A)(4)(b)through(f) of this Section.
Theoffenderhasmettherequirementslistedin Subparagraphs(A)(4)(b)through(f) of this Section.
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280 (f) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
280 ENROLLED (f) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
* * * G.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person servingasentenceoflifeimprisonment for a conviction of firstdegreemurder(R.S.
* * * G.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person servingasentenceof life imprisonment foraconvictionoffirstdegreemurder(R.S.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentified as a Schedule B offensebytheDepartmentofPublic SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis anoffenseidentifiedasaSchedule B offensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
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Theoffenderhasmettherequirementslisted in Subparagraphs(A)(4)(b)through(f) of this Section.
Theoffenderhasmettherequirementslistedin Subparagraphs(A)(4)(b)through(f) of this Section.
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280 (f) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
280 ENROLLED (f) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
* * * J.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in Subsections D, E, F, G, and H D through H of this Section, any person serving a term or terms of imprisonment that result in a period of incarceration of twenty-five years or more and who was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the commission of the offense shall be eligible for parole consideration pursuant to theprovisions ofthis Subsection if all of the following conditions have been met:
* * * J.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in Subsections D, E, F, G, and H D through H of this Section, any person serving a term or terms of imprisonment that result in a period of incarceration of twenty-five years or more and who was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the commission of the offense shall be eligible for parole consideration pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection if all ofthefollowingconditions have been met:
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentifiedasaScheduleB offensebythe Departmentof Public SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
A major disciplinary offenseis an offenseidentified as a ScheduleB offensebytheDepartmentofPublic SafetyandCorrectionsintheDisciplinaryRulesandProceduresforAdultOffenders.
Theoffenderhasmettherequirementslisted in Subparagraphs(A)(4)(b)through(f) of this Section.
TheoffenderhasmettherequirementslistedinSubparagraphs(A)(4)(b)through(f) of this Section.
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280 (f) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
280 ENROLLED (f) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
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* * * SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 280 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Fontenot Abstract:
Consolidates language regarding parole eligibility of juveniles.
Present law (R.S.
15:574.4) provides requirements that a juvenile offender must meet in order to gain parole eligibility.
Such requirements include:
obtaining a low risk determination;
not committing any major disciplinaryviolations for 36 months prior to the parole hearing;
completing 100 hours of pre-release programming;
completing substance abuse training, if applicable;
and completing at least one other type of program.
Proposed law retains present law but removes duplicative language and provides a citation reference to the requirements contained in present law.
Proposed law deletes a provision requiring a reentry program to be determined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C).
(Amends R.S.
15:574.4(B)(2), (D)(1), (E)(1), (F)(1), (G)(1), and (J)(1)) Page 10 of 10 CODING:
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