HB 921 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

PRIVATE SECURITY: Provides relative to private security examiners (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

HB 921 updates Louisiana's private security licensing rules by creating a state board to regulate security professionals. It directly affects security businesses (like contract companies and armored car services), security officers, and canine handlers by establishing new licensing requirements, training standards, and registration processes. Key provisions include defining roles (e.g., "armed security officer," "canine handler"), requiring board-approved training for security personnel, and creating a digital registration card system. The bill also adds specific rules for security canine programs and sets qualifications for the nine-member board overseeing these regulations.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB921 Original → HB921 Act 683 · 4 edits

MODERATE

HB 921 was updated from its original draft to Act 683, expanding the bill's scope to include new definitions and regulatory provisions for security canine and detector canine programs. The act also reorganized the statutory citations and added specific requirements for the qualifications of the board and the duties of the executive director, aiming to enhance oversight and professionalism in the private security industry.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include the creation of security canine and detector canine programs, which were not mentioned in the original version.

REQUIREMENT

Added provisions to create security canine and detector canine programs.

Added specific requirements for the qualifications of the board and the duties of the executive director.

DEFINITION

Revised the list of amended statutes to include new sections related to canine programs and updated the reenacted sections to reflect new definitions.

TECHNICAL

Updated the short title and purpose sections to reflect the expanded scope and new provisions.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 21, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

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Committee

Amendments

May 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 14, 2026

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced

Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (14-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors