Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 167

PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)

Cosponsors (1)

• Emily Chenevert (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #3825, ACRJ, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #4352, ACRJ, Adopted
• Senate Floor Bureau Note, #4349, Foil, Adopted
• HB167 Original
• HB167 Engrossed
• HB167 Enrolled
• HB167 Act 785

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (9-0).
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• May 4, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 8, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 785.
• Jun 8, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.