All Roll Calls
Yes: 367 • No: 0
LouisianaHB 1592026 Regular SessionHouse
CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Creates a pretrial incarceration alternative pilot program in Caddo Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Sponsored By: Steven Jackson (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Caddo participant harm claims face higher hurdles
The law generally shields the sheriff, deputies, employees, parish officials, and program agreement partners from civil lawsuits over participant-caused harm. To overcome this protection, a person must provide clear and convincing evidence that proper program management would have prevented the harm. They must also prove one of two failures substantially contributed to the harm. One is allowing someone to join or remain despite failing to meet or follow a major program condition. The other is gross negligence or intentional conduct by someone responsible for a program function.
Caddo monitoring fees include low-income cost sharing
The sheriff can charge participants a reasonable supervision fee to help cover monitoring costs. The sheriff must set eligibility rules and a sliding-scale cost-sharing plan for defendants who cannot afford full monitoring costs. With parish leaders' agreement, the sheriff can collect at least the daily rate authorized by existing law or another agreed fee. This separate funding authority does not name the payer, and the law gives no exact dollar amounts. Collected funds are not treated as surplus money. The sheriff and parish do not cover participants' medical care, transportation, housing, food, or clothing costs. The sheriff can also seek grants, accept appropriate funding, and make support agreements with government agencies and compatible nonprofits.
Caddo defendants get home detention with rules
The law authorizes a Caddo Parish pilot that replaces some pretrial jail time with home detention and active electronic monitoring. The sheriff may start it on or before January 1, 2027. People charged with violent crimes or sex offenses cannot join. Defendants need an interview, a risk assessment, and approval from the sheriff, district attorney, and court. The sheriff must find that they are likely to succeed. Participants must agree in writing to rules covering monitoring, work, curfews, home visits, and outside activities; bail obligations still apply. Relevant behavioral-health risks require monthly checks with a licensed mental-health provider and proof of attendance. Willfully missing available care or breaking major rules can end participation and lead to a return to detention. The court can prohibit or end participation at any time. Monitoring providers must meet state bidding and related legal requirements and carry at least $1 million in general liability insurance. The pilot must compare security, participant effects, deterrence, costs, staffing needs, and effectiveness with traditional imprisonment; no evaluation deadline is stated. If a larger jail opens or construction or renovation materially increases jail capacity, admissions must stop and the pilot must phase out as participants leave.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Steven Jackson
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 6/1/2026
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
Yes: 36 • No: 0
House vote • 6/1/2026
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Yes: 93 • No: 0
House vote • 5/29/2026
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/26/2026
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 38 • No: 0
House vote • 4/22/2026
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 90 • No: 0
House vote • 4/15/2026
Reported with amendments
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 784.
6/9/2026HouseEffective date: See Act.
6/9/2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/4/2026HouseConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
6/1/2026HouseNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
6/1/2026SenateConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
6/1/2026SenateNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
6/1/2026HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/1/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
6/1/2026SenateConference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
5/31/2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
5/31/2026HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
5/29/2026HouseNotice House rejected the Senate amendments.
5/29/2026SenateHouse conferees appointed: Jackson, Villio, and Amedee.
5/29/2026HouseSenate conference committee members appointed: Jenkins, Morris, and Boudreaux.
5/29/2026SenateNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
5/29/2026SenateNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
5/29/2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
5/27/2026HouseRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
5/26/2026SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
5/26/2026SenateReceived from the Senate with amendments.
5/26/2026HouseRules suspended.
5/13/2026SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
5/13/2026SenateReported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
5/7/2026SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
5/6/2026Senate
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