HB167 • 2026

PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Barbara Reich Freiberg
Last action: 2026-06-08
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 785
Effective date: Not listed

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PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

What This Bill Does

PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB167

Filed

Plain English: SSHB167 4274 5971 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 167 2026 Regular Session Freiberg PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB167 4274 5971 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 167 2026 Regular Session Freiberg PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Makes technical changes.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate Proposed law requires the Dept.
of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) to provide an inmate who has been housed in a state correctional facility with the relevant documentation to assist with the obtaining of post-release employment when the inmate has designated his intended residence within the state of La.

Fiscal Note - HB167 Engrossed With Senate Floor Amendments

Filed

Plain English: Filed 4

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House Committee Amendment #4352 ACRJ Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB167 4274 4352 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB167 4274 4352 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.
167 by Representative Freiberg 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, delete "and 828.6 and Code of Evidence Article 416" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 6, after "vehicles;" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 7 through 5 9 in their entirety and insert "to provide for rulemaking; and to" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #3825 ACRJ Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB167 4274 3825 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB167 4274 3825 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Original House Bill No.
167 by Representative Freiberg 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, delete "and 828.6 and Code of Evidence Article 416" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 6, after "vehicles;" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 7 through 5 9 in their entirety and insert "to provide for rulemaking; and to" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

House Vote on HB 167 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1672)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1672 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 167 BY FREIBERG CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 10:57:47 AM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1672 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 167 BY FREIBERG CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 10:57:47 AM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Geymann Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.
Hilferty Horton Illg Jackson Johnson, M.

Bill History

2026-06-08 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-08 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 785.
2026-06-01 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
2026-05-29 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-29 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-27 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-25 S
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-04 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-04-29 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-29 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-27 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
2026-04-27 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-23 H
Reported with amendments (9-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-20 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-18 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-18 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 7852026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 167
BY REPRESENTATIVES FREIBERG AND CHENEVERT
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 15:828.5, relative to inmates; to provide for issuance of certain documentation
3 and certification to inmates; to provide for criteria; to provide for restrictions; to
4 provide for a definition; to provide for duties of the Department of Public Safety and
5 Corrections; to provide for duties of the office of motor vehicles; to provide for
6 rulemaking; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 15:828.5 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §828.5. Post-release employment; relevant documentation
10 A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide an inmate
11 who has been housed in a state correctional facility, has been released from a term
12 of imprisonment that resulted from the commission of a felony offense, and who has
13 designated his intended residence within this state with the relevant documentation
14 to assist with the obtaining of post-release employment.
15 B.(1) The department shall coordinate with the office of motor vehicles to
16 do both of the following:
17 (a) Identify whether an inmate has any form of a state identification card or
18 a driver's license and begin the process of gathering the documentation required for
19 the issuance of a special identification card pursuant to R.S. 40:1321 within nine
20 months prior to the release of the inmate.
21 (b) Provide a special identification card to any eligible inmate who does not
22 have a current state identification card or driver's license upon his release from
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1 custody. The special identification card shall be issued, replaced, canceled, and
2 denied in the same manner as a driver's license pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 32 of
3 the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
4 (2) The office of motor vehicles shall do both of the following:
5 (a)(i) Permit an inmate to use a copy of his birth certificate along with his
6 master prison record issued by the department as a valid form of photo identification
7 in order to obtain a special identification card.
8 (ii) For the purposes of this Subsection, "master prison record" means a
9 detailed calculation, maintained by the department, of the prison sentence of an
10 inmate that determines his release date and includes credit for time served, good
11 behavior, and program participation.
12 (b) Determine and assess a reasonable fee for the issuance of a special
13 identification card.
14 (3) A special identification card issued with a master prison record to an
15 inmate is nonrenewable, nontransferable, and is valid for a period of six years from
16 the month of issuance.
17 (4) The department may utilize any available funds, including but not limited
18 to inmate trust funds, existing department funds, and donations to cover the costs
19 associated with the implementation and administration of this Section and the
20 purchase of special identification cards.
21 C. The provisions of this Section apply only to inmates who receive a special
22 identification card pursuant to R.S. 40:1321, who are in the physical custody and
23 control of the department, and who are housed in a state correctional facility.
24 D. For the purposes of assisting an inmate with obtaining post-release
25 employment, the department shall provide an inmate with all of the following:
26 (1) A copy of the educational and vocational training credentials or
27 certifications of the inmate earned during incarceration, if applicable.
28 (2) A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable.
29 (3) A copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if obtainable.
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1 (4) A social security card or a replacement social security card of the inmate,
2 if obtainable.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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