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HB 523LOUISIANASession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Louisiana House Bill 523 establishes parole eligibility for certain individuals serving life sentences for second degree murder

Original title: PARDON/PAROLE: Provides relative to parole eligibility for certain individuals (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Sponsor: Marcus Bryant

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What This Bill Proposed

Louisiana House Bill 523 allows individuals serving life sentences for to become eligible for parole if they were between 17 and 24 years old at the time of the offense, have no other felony convictions, and have served at least 30 years.

Why it matters

Changes parole consideration timelines for specific inmates serving life sentences, excluding those convicted of first degree murder, sex offenses, or crimes involving victims under 13.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

individuals serving life imprisonment for second degree murder

Their eligibility for parole consideration is established under specific age, time-served, and criminal history criteria.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for parole under House Bill 523?

Individuals serving life sentences for who were between 17 and 24 years old when the offense occurred, have no other felony convictions, and have served at least 30 years.

Are individuals convicted of first degree murder eligible under this bill?

No, individuals serving life sentences for first degree murder are explicitly excluded from the provisions of this act.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

4 actions

Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 26, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Hope For Redemption Act, Marcus Bryant, Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice

otherHope For Redemption Act“Short title of the act”Map →

PersonMarcus Bryant“Representative who introduced House Bill 523”Map →

OrganizationCommittee on Administration of Criminal Justice“House committee to which the bill was referred”Map →

Sources

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www.legis.la.gov

Analysis Score

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Significance20
Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
Controversy65
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Entertainment10
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