Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 296 — CORRECTIONS: Repeals the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 297.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 22, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • 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 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill repeals the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act.

The bill eliminates the Reentry Advisory Council and the Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act, removing their associated programs. This change affects the structure aimed at addressing offender rehabilitation and reentry into society.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 296, a specific reference to "ACT No. 297" has been removed. This change is significant because it clarifies the bill's focus and ensures there's no confusion about the laws it pertains to. By taking out this reference, lawmakers aim to simplify the bill and make it easier for everyone to understand its implications.

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HLS 26RS-481 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
296 BY REPRESENTATIVE KNOX CORRECTIONS:
296 BY REPRESENTATIVE KNOX AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Repeals the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
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296 (g) Other criminal proceedings alleging commission of a crime of violence as defined in R.S.
296 ENROLLED (g) Other criminal proceedings alleging commission of a crime of violence as defined in R.S.
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15:1199.9, shall be eligible to earn an additional one hundred eightydays of credit toward the reduction of the projected good time parole supervision date.
15:1199.9, shall be eligible to earn an additional one hundred eighty days of credit toward the reduction of the projected good time parole supervision date.
32:707.2) is placedwithintheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrectionsandshallexerciseand perform their its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided bylaw:.
32:707.2) is placedwithintheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrectionsandshallexerciseand perform their its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided by law:.
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296 §287.750.
296 ENROLLED §287.750.
* * * (2) "Eligible business" shall mean means a business that is subject to Louisiana income tax and participates in anyofthe work releaseprograms provided for in R.S.
* * * (2) "Eligible business" shall mean means a business that is subject to Louisiana income tax and participates in anyof the work releaseprograms provided for in R.S.
R.S.13:5401(B)(1)(a)andPartXVIIIofTitle15oftheLouisianaRevised Statutesof1950, comprisedofR.S.
R.S.13:5401(B)(1)(a)andPartXVIIIofTitle15oftheLouisianaRevised Statutes of1950, comprisedofR.S.15:1199.1through1199.16,areherebyrepealedin their entirety.
15:1199.1 through1199.16,areherebyrepealedintheir entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
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It constitutes nopart 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 296 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Knox Abstract:
Repeals the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act and all related cross-references.
Present law (R.S.
15:1199.1-1199.16) provides for the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act.
Further provides for all of the following:
(1) The establishment of a Reentry Advisory Council and its powers, duties, and membership.
(2) Guidelines for eligibility, participation, training, and removal from the program.
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296 (3) Administration of the program at facilities operated through the Dept.
of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) and parish prisons.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Proposed law further amends provisions of Titles 13, 15, 36, and 47 of the La.
R.S.
of 1950 to remove any cross-references or eligibility requirements associated with the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act.
(Amends R.S.
13:5401(B)(1)(g), R.S.
15:827(A)(intro.
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para.) and (9)(a), 828(D), and 1113(A),R.S.36:409(A),andR.S.47:287.750(A)and(B)(intro.para.),(2)and(4);Repeals R.S.
13:5401(B)(1)(a) and R.S.
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 297.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Received from the Senate without amendments.

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

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 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. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

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

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

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

  16. Reported favorably (10-0).

  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

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 (#916)

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 22005
Democrat 9002
Total 32007
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Not Voting
Patrick Connick Republican Not Voting
Patrick McMath Republican Not Voting
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#360)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 65003
Democrat 26004
Total 98007
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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HB 296 is sponsored by Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat).
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