Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 656
CORRECTIONS: Creates a pilot program that provides certain DPS&C programming and services to inmates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marcus Bryant (Democratic)
Cosponsors (18)
- Rashid Young (Democratic)
- Jeffery "Jeff" Wiley (Republican)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Candace N. Newell (Democratic)
- Ed Murray (Democratic)
- Pat Moore (Democratic)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- C. Travis Johnson (Democratic)
- Dana Henry (Democratic)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Wilford Carter , Sr. (Democratic)
- Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 27, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Floor Amendment, #4858, Bryant, Adopted
- HB656 Original
- HB656 Engrossed
- HB656 Reengrossed
- HB656 Enrolled
- HB656 Act 663
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1269) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 5, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#878) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (9-0). - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026. - May 5, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - May 7, 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 26, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 26, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 27, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 28, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 663. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.