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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana bill expands criminal history hiring assessment factors and authorizes human rights commission penalties
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.Sponsor: Denise Marcelle
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 282 requires employers to consider job applicants' rehabilitation evidence, juvenile status, and the direct nexus of past offenses when evaluating criminal records during hiring. The measure allows aggrieved applicants to file complaints with the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights, which can issue cease-and-desist orders, corrective hiring actions, and civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.
Job applicants facing criminal background checks gain additional evaluation criteria and an administrative complaint mechanism with civil penalties for employers, while employers must incorporate rehabilitation and juvenile records into their hiring assessments.
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.
Job applicants with criminal history records
Applicants gain additional required evaluation factors regarding rehabilitation and juvenile status, as well as the right to file administrative complaints with the human rights commission.
Employers
Employers must expand their individual assessment criteria during hiring background checks and face potential civil penalties and administrative orders if they violate the provisions.
Louisiana Commission on Human Rights
The commission is assigned new duties to investigate applicant complaints, conduct hearings, issue findings, and order relief including civil penalties.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new factors must employers consider when evaluating a job applicant's criminal history?
Can an applicant sue an employer directly in court for violating these hiring rules?
What penalties can the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights impose for a violation?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 23, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 23, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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Introduction of Administrative Enforcement for Criminal History Rules
The bill shifts enforcement from general statutory requirements to direct administrative oversight by the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights, complete with civil penalties.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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