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HB 784LOUISIANASession 2026State BillSigned into law
Enacted

Louisiana modifies sex offender registration, identification, and driver's license requirements

Original title: SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY: Provides relative to sex offender registration and notification requirements

Last action · June 9, 2026: Effective date: See Act.Sponsors: Vincent Cox and 1 other

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana HB 784 updates sex offender registration, community notification rules, and identification procedures, requiring an orange-colored 'sex offender' designation and a QR code on both driver's licenses and special identification cards. The measure mandates annual in-person renewals for affected licenses and IDs, specifies new definitions for sex offenses, and establishes penalties for noncompliance.

Why it matters

Registered sex offenders in Louisiana face stricter identification and annual renewal rules, including mandatory orange text and QR codes on state-issued credentials, while law enforcement agencies receive updated offender tracking and notification protocols.

Who It Affects

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

Directly affected

Registered sex offenders

Must comply with updated registration definitions, carry credential cards with orange text and QR codes, and complete annual in-person renewals.

Directly affected

Law enforcement agencies

Receive registry updates, temporary lodging notifications, and verification data to assist in tracking offenders.

Directly affected

Office of Motor Vehicles

Must verify completed reregistrations before issuing or renewing driver's licenses and special identification cards for registered sex offenders.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What text and features must appear on a registered sex offender's driver's license or ID card?
The document requires a quick response (QR) code and the words 'sex offender' in orange color on the driver's license or special identification card.
How often must a registered sex offender renew their driver's license or special identification card?
A registered sex offender must personally appear at an office of motor vehicles field office annually to renew their driver's license or special identification card after completing reregistration.
What are the penalties for intentionally failing to meet the identification card requirements?
Violators may be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

50 actions
  1. Jun 9, 2026HouseEnrolled
    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 838.
  2. Jun 9, 2026House
    Effective date: See Act.
  3. Jun 4, 2026House
    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Jun 1, 2026House
    Conference Committee report received.
  5. Jun 1, 2026Senate
    Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
  6. Jun 1, 2026Senate
    Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Kleinpeter, and Barrow.
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  1. Jun 1, 2026Senate
    Notice House recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
  2. Jun 1, 2026Senate
    Conference committee report received.
  3. Jun 1, 2026Senate
    The Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
  4. Jun 1, 2026House
    Notice Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
  5. Jun 1, 2026House
    Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
  6. Jun 1, 2026HouseFloor
    Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
  7. Jun 1, 2026SenateFloor
    Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
  8. Jun 1, 2026SenateFloor
    Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
  9. Jun 1, 2026HouseEnrolled
    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  10. Jun 1, 2026House
    Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
  11. Jun 1, 2026House
    Rules suspended.
  12. Jun 1, 2026SenateEnrolled
    Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
  13. May 31, 2026House
    Notice Senate discharged the Conference Committee.
  14. May 31, 2026House
    Discharged from Conference Committee.
  15. May 31, 2026House
    House conferees appointed: Cox, Villio, and Dickerson.
  16. May 29, 2026House
    Discharged from Conference Committee.
  17. May 29, 2026Senate
    Notice the House discharged the Conference Committee.
  18. May 29, 2026House
    Rules suspended.
  19. May 29, 2026House
    The House recommitted the bill to Conference Committee.
  20. May 27, 2026House
    House conferees appointed: Cox, Villio, and Dickerson.
  21. May 27, 2026Senate
    Conference committee report received.
  22. May 27, 2026Senate
    Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
  23. May 27, 2026House
    Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
  24. May 27, 2026House
    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
  25. May 26, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
  26. May 26, 2026Senate
    Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
  27. May 26, 2026Senate
    Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Kleinpeter, and Barrow.
  28. May 26, 2026House
    Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
  29. May 25, 2026House
    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
  30. May 19, 2026House
    Received from the Senate with amendments.
  31. May 18, 2026SenateFloor
    Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  32. May 7, 2026SenateFloor
    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  33. May 6, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  34. May 5, 2026Senate
    Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
  35. Mar 30, 2026SenateCommittee
    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
  36. Mar 25, 2026HouseFloor
    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  37. Mar 25, 2026Senate
    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  38. Mar 23, 2026HouseFloor
    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  39. Mar 23, 2026House
    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
  40. Mar 18, 2026HouseCommittee
    Reported favorably (10-0).
  41. Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
  42. Feb 27, 2026House
    Prefiled.
  43. Feb 27, 2026HouseCommittee
    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
  44. Feb 27, 2026House
    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

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Sponsors

Vincent CoxHouse · District 85RepublicanPrimary sponsor
Kellee DickersonHouseCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift98% confidence

Standardization of Offender Credentials

The law unifies driver's licenses and special identification cards under strict visual indicator rules featuring orange lettering and QR codes.

Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Connected Entities

Kellee Dickerson, United States Marshals Service's National Sex Offender Targeting Center, Vincent Cox and 2 more
PersonKellee Dickerson“Co-sponsor of HB 784”Map →
OrganizationUnited States Marshals Service's National Sex Offender Targeting Center“Receives international travel lodging information transmitted by state bureaus”Map →
PersonVincent Cox“House Representative who sponsored HB 784”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Public Safety and Corrections“State department responsible for offender custody, records, and driver's license”Map →
OrganizationNew Orleans Police Department“Handles sex offender registrations within Orleans Parish instead of the parish s”Map →

Sources

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www.legis.la.gov

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  • Controversy40
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