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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana establishes 30-day notice requirement for medical parole hearings and restricts parole eligibility for offenses committed after August 1, 2024
Last action · May 29, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Bryan Fontenot
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana sets a mandatory 30-day written notice requirement prior to any medical parole or hearing for district attorneys, the attorney general, and crime victims or their next of kin. The law also bars parole eligibility for individuals committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for offenses committed on or after August 1, 2024, unless specific statutory exceptions are met.
The measure alters the timeline for prosecutors and victims to review offender records and present testimony before medical release hearings, and sets a strict cutoff date for parole eligibility under state corrections law.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
district attorney
District attorneys must receive written notice at least thirty days prior to medical parole hearings and are permitted to review offender records and present testimony.
attorney general
The attorney general must receive written notice at least thirty days prior to medical parole hearings and may review records and present testimony.
victims and next of kin
Victims, spouses, or next of kin of deceased victims must receive written notice at least thirty days prior to medical parole hearings unless they opt out in writing.
offenders
Individuals committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for offenses committed on or after August 1, 2024, face new parole ineligibility rules unless meeting specific exceptions.
Key Facts
- The committee on parole must provide written notification to the district attorney and the attorney general at least thirty days prior to a medical parole or medical treatment furlough hearing date.
- District attorneys and the attorney general are allowed to review offender records since incarceration, including educational, vocational, rehabilitative, disciplinary, and risk assessment records.
- District attorneys and the attorney general may present testimony and submit information relevant to medical parole or medical treatment furlough proceedings.
- Victims, spouses, or next of kin of deceased victims must be notified in writing by mail or electronic communication at least thirty days prior to a medical parole or medical treatment furlough hearing date.
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- Victims or their next of kin may opt out of notification by advising the committee in writing.
- No person committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for an offense committed on or after August 1, 2024, is eligible for parole except those meeting specific statutory exceptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much advance notice must be given before a medical parole hearing?
Who receives notification regarding upcoming medical parole hearings?
Are victims required to receive medical parole hearing notifications?
Who is ineligible for parole under the provisions concerning offenses committed on or after August 1, 2024?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- May 29, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 423.
- May 29, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 21, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 20, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 20, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 20, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
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- May 19, 2026SenateRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
- May 19, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 5, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 8, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (7-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 20, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
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Analysis Score
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