Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 320 — CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Creates the crime of unlawful exposure by an inmate (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 151.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 15, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill criminalizes unlawful exposure by inmates to correctional employees.

The bill establishes a new crime for inmates who expose their intimate parts to correctional facility employees with specific intent. It outlines penalties for violations, including imprisonment and fines.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

56 added · 89 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 320, a reference to "ACT No. 151" has been removed. This change might indicate that the bill no longer depends on or is referencing this specific act, which could simplify the legislative process or clarify the bill’s intentions. It’s important because it ensures that the bill stands on its own without extra legal ties, making it easier to understand and implement.

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HLS 26RS-500 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
320 BY REPRESENTATIVE FIRMENT CRIME/SEX OFFENSES:
320 BY REPRESENTATIVE FIRMENT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Creates the crime of unlawful exposure by an inmate AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
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(3) "Intimate parts" means the genitals, pubic hair, anus, vulva, or female breast nipples of the inmate.
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HLS 26RS-500 ENGROSSED HB NO.
HB NO.
320 (3) "Intimate parts" means the genitals, pubic hair, anus, vulva, or female breast nipples of the inmate.
320 ENROLLED C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than three years, fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or both.
C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than three years, fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or both.
Definitions ForthepurposesofthisChapter,thedefinitionsoftermsinthisSectionshall apply:
Definitions Forthepurposesofthis Chapter,thedefinitionsoftermsinthisSectionshall apply:
14:81.4 (prohibited sexualconductbetweenaneducatorandstudent),R.S.14:82.1(prostitution;persons undereighteen), R.S.
14:81.4 (prohibited sexualconductbetweenaneducatorandstudent),R.S.14:82.1(prostitution;persons undereighteen),R.S.
14:82.2(C)(4)or(5)(purchaseofcommercialsexualactivity), R.S.
14:82.2(C)(4)or(5)(purchaseof commercialsexualactivity), R.S.
14:83(B)(2) or (3)(solicitingforprostitutes),R.S.
14:83(B)(2)or(3)(solicitingforprostitutes), R.S.
14:93.5 (sexual battery of persons with Page 2 of 4 CODING:
14:93.5 (sexual battery of persons with infirmities), R.S.
Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored are additions.
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320 infirmities), R.S.
14:42 (aggravatedor first degreerape),R.S.
14:42 (aggravatedorfirst degreerape),R.S.
14:42.1 (forcibleorsecond degreerape),R.S.
14:42.1 (forcibleor second degreerape),R.S.
14:43 (simple or third degree rape), R.S.
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HB NO.
320 ENROLLED 14:43 (simple or third degree rape), R.S.
14:89.3 (sexualabuseofananimal),committed onor afterJune 18, 1992, or committed prior to June 18, 1992, if the person, as a result of theoffense,isunderthecustodyoftheDepartmentofPublic SafetyandCorrections on or after June 18, 1992.
14:89.3 (sexualabuseofananimal), committed onor afterJune 18, 1992, or committed prior to June 18, 1992, if the person, as a result of theoffense,is underthecustodyoftheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrections on or after June 18, 1992.
* * * DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
* * * SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
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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 320 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Firment Abstract:
Createsthecrimeofunlawfulexposurebyaninmateand addsthis offenseto the enumerated sex offenses for purposes of sex offender registration and notification requirements.
Proposedlawcreatesthecrimeofunlawfulexposurebyaninmateandprovidesforelements of the offense as anyof the following:
(1) Arousing or gratifying the sexual desires of the inmate.
(2) Intimidating or harassing a correctional facilityemployee.
Proposed lawdefinestheterms"correctionalfacility","correctionalfacilityemployee",and "intimate parts".
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HLS 26RS-500 ENGROSSED HB NO.
320 Proposed law provides for penalties as follows:
(1) Imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than three years, a fine of not more than $2,500, or both.
(2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than five years, a fine of not more than $25,000, or both.
Proposedlawrequiresanysentenceimposedunderproposedlawtorunconsecutivelytoany other sentence being served by the offender at the time of the offense.
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Present law (R.S.
15:541) provides for definitions relative to sex offenders.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law defines the term "sex offense".
Proposedlawamendspresentlawtoincludetheproposedlawoffenseofunlawfulexposure by an inmate within the term "sex offense".
(Amends R.S.
15:541(24)(a);
Adds R.S.
14:406) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1.
Clarify that proposed law applies to adult inmates in adult facilities.
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Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 151.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Reported favorably.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  15. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  16. Reported with amendments (12-0).

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  18. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  19. Prefiled.

  20. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 26 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#766)

Passed 26 Yea · 8 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 25002
Democrat 0803
Total 26805
% of votes cast 67%21%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
Jay Luneau Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Not Voting
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Nay
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Nay
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Not Voting
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Not Voting
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#397)

Passed 76 Yea · 18 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 62006
Democrat 81804
Total 7618011
% of votes cast 72%17%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Nay
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
Rodney Lyons Democrat Not Voting
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Not Voting
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Not Voting
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Not Voting
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Not Voting
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Not Voting
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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HB 320 is sponsored by Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.
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