CORRECTIONS: Creates a task force to study the work release programs administered by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
This bill creates a task force to study work release programs run by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The task force will investigate how these programs operate and may hold meetings at the state capitol, the department's headquarters, or other locations chosen by the chairman. The legislation also specifies that the department itself will manage the task force rather than the House of Representatives. By establishing this group, the bill aims to provide a formal review of current work release practices without changing existing laws.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 12, 2026
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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The bill was finalized as an enrolled resolution, changing its status from a draft to the official version ready for signing. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of the Task Force on Work Release Programs remained identical, with no changes to the task force's purpose, member composition, meeting schedule, or reporting deadlines.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated from 'ENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED' and the session year was moved to the top, reflecting the bill's final passage and preparation for the Governor's signature.
Floor votes · House Jun 1, 2026
How they voted
79–1
Passed · 25 other
Total votes 105
Jun 1, 2026
D
Democratic33
72% Yea
R
Republican72
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, amended, roll called, yeas 77, nays 1. The resolution was adopted.
lower
May 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
May 20, 2026
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
May 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
May 13, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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