Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB399 — CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to temporary release of inmates for limited purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action — Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 29, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

This bill allows for the temporary release of inmates for specific limited purposes.

The bill modifies procedures related to the temporary release of inmates, permitting them to leave custody for limited reasons. This could include medical appointments or other essential needs.

Summary

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to temporary release of inmates for limited purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Prefiled.

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

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

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

  5. Reported favorably (7-0).

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

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

  8. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  9. Notice given.

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

  11. Called from the calendar.

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

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

  15. Reported favorably.

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

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

  18. Rules suspended.

  19. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  20. Called from the Calendar.

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

  22. Received from the Senate without amendments.

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

  24. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  25. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  26. Becomes Act No. 945 without the Governor's signature.

  27. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 19 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

Senate: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 26 Yea · 7 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 14704
Democrat 7002
Total 26706
% of votes cast 67%18%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Owen — Yea
Carter — Yea
Miller — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
Adam Bass Republican Nay
Alan Seabaugh Republican Nay
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Nay
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
Heather Cloud Republican Not Voting
Jeremy Stine Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Nay
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Nay
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

House: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 83 Yea · 12 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 441209
Unaffiliated 11000
Democrat 28001
Total 8312010
% of votes cast 79%11%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Miller — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Landry, T. — 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
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Nay
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud 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 Nay
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Nay
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Not Voting
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Les Farnum Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Nay
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Nay
Mike Johnson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Not Voting
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB399 do?
CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to temporary release of inmates for limited purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Who sponsors HB399?
HB399 is sponsored by Jerome Zeringue (Republican).
What is the current status of HB399?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB399?
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