HB 54 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

PAROLE: Provides relative to alternative conditions for violations of parole (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 54 creates alternatives to revoking parole for violations by allowing parolees to be placed in specific treatment programs instead of immediate jail time. It directly affects parolees who violate conditions but do not pose a high risk, offering them options like community rehabilitation centers, substance abuse treatment, mental health programs, or certified treatment programs. The bill limits these program placements to a maximum of one year (without good time credit) and ensures they don't extend the parole term beyond its original end date. If a program requests removal due to violations, parole is revoked with credit for time served in the program. This replaces the previous six-month limit with a one-year maximum under the new provision.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB54 Original → HB54 Act 610 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the legal framework for handling parole violations in Louisiana by expanding the options available to parolees facing revocation. It adds mental health and certified treatment programs as alternatives to jail time and increases the maximum duration of these alternative commitments from six months to one year.

Scope change

The bill broadens the scope of alternative sanctions to include mental health treatment and certified rehabilitation programs, which were not previously listed as options for avoiding parole revocation.

ELIGIBILITY

Added mental health treatment programs and certified treatment and rehabilitation programs as valid alternatives to parole revocation.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the maximum allowable duration for alternative commitment from six months to one year.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'technical violation' to reference both R.S. 15:574.9(G)(2) and R.S. 15:574.9(H)(2).

ENFORCEMENT

Added a new subsection (C)(2)(c) to the statute to formally codify the expanded list of alternative programs.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 21, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reconsidered the vote by which House Bill No. 54 passed.

upper

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 13, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (7-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor