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HLS 26RS-331 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
39 BY REPRESENTATIVES FIRMENT, EDMONSTON, GALLE, HEBERT, MACK, ORGERON,OWEN,VENTRELLA,ANDZERINGUEANDSENATORCARTER LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS:
39 BY REPRESENTATIVES FIRMENT, ADAMS, AMEDEE, BUTLER, EDMONSTON, GALLE, HEBERT, HORTON, MIKE JOHNSON, MACK, ORGERON, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN,VENTRELLA,WILDER,ANDZERINGUEANDSENATORS BASS, CARTER, CLOUD, EDMONDS, FESI, HODGES, MIGUEZ, MORRIS, PRESSLY, AND SEABAUGH AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States AN ACT To enact R.S.
40:2402(3) and to enact R.S.
40:2402(5) and 2404.4, relative to the qualification of peace officers in Louisiana;
40:2402(5), relative to the qualificationofpeaceofficersinLouisiana;toprovidefordefinitions;toprovidethat peace officers shall be United States citizens;
to provide for definitions;
to provide that peace officers shall be United States citizens;
40:2402(5) and 2404.4 are herebyenacted to read as follows:
40:2402(3) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
40:2402(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
* * * (5) "United States citizen" shall have the same meaning as "United States citizen" in 42 U.S.C.
* * * (3)(a) (i) "Peace officer" means any employee of the state, a municipality, a sheriff,or other public agency, whose permanentduties actuallyinclude the making of arrests, the performing of searches and seizures, or the execution of criminal warrants, and is responsible for the prevention or detection of crime or for the enforcementofthepenal,traffic,orhighwaylawsofthisstate,but not includingany elected or appointed head of a law enforcement department.
9102(18).
(b)(ii)"Peaceofficer"shallalsoincludethosesheriff'sdeputieswhoseduties include the care, custody, and control of inmates.
* * * §2404.4.
(c) (iii) "Peace officer" shall also include military police officers within the Military Department, state of Louisiana.
Peace officers;
United States citizens In addition to all training requirements and qualifications for employment provided in this Chapter and any other provision of law, in order to be certified as a law enforcement peace officer in Louisiana, the person shall be a United States citizen.
Section2.
Theprovisionsofthis Actdonotapplytoapeaceofficerwhoiscurrently employed and who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States as described in 8 U.S.C.
1101(a), provided that the peace officer becomes a United States citizen no later than August 1, 2031.
HLS 26RS-331 ENGROSSED HB NO.
HB NO.
39 DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
39 ENROLLED (d)(iv)"Peaceofficer"shallalsoincludesecuritypersonnelemployedbythe Supreme Court of the state of Louisiana.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
(e) (v) "Peace officer" shall also include security personnel employed by a court of appeal of the state of Louisiana.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
(f) (vi) "Peace officer" shall also include the director of capitol security and security officers employed by the legislature upon recommendation of the director as provided by R.S.
[R.S.
24:681 et seq.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 39 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Firment Abstract:
(b) A peace officer as described in Items (i), (ii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of this Paragraph shall be a United States citizen as defined in this Section.
Requires peace officers to be U.S.
* * * (5) "United States citizen" means any individual who is a citizen of the United States either by law, birth, or naturalization.
citizens.
* * * Section2.
Presentlawprovidesforqualifications,requirements,andtrainingrequirementsforallpeace officers in the state of La.
Theprovisionsofthis Actdonotapplytoapeaceofficerwhoiscurrently employed and who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States as described in 8 U.S.C.
Present federal law defines "United States citizen" as any individual who is a citizen of the U.S.
1101(a), provided that the peace officer becomes a United States citizen no later than August 1, 2031.
by law, birth, or naturalization.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
ProposedlawrequiresanypersonseekingtobeapeaceofficerinthestateofLa.tobeaU.S.
citizen as defined in federal law.
Proposed law excludes current peace officers who are lawfully admitted for permanent residencein theU.S.
from proposed lawifsuchpeaceofficersbecomecitizensnolaterthan Aug.
1, 2031.
(Adds R.S.
40:2402(5) and 2404.4) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House TheCommitteeAmendmentsProposedbyHouseCommitteeonJudiciarytotheoriginal bill:
1.
Exclude current peace officers from the requirement to becurrent U.S.
citizens if they are lawful permanent residents of the U.S.
who become citizens no later than Aug.
1, 2031.
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