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SB498

Requires the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to provide state inmates housed in local facilities with the same clothing and healthcare they would be provided at a state facility. (8/1/26) (OR +$31,361,677 GF EX See Note)

Introduced·3/31/26
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Louisiana SB498 mandates that state inmates housed in local facilities receive the same clothing and healthcare as those in state facilities.

Louisiana SB498 requires the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to ensure that state inmates housed in local facilities receive the same clothing and healthcare products as they would at a state facility. This provision applies to individuals subject to confinement in a state adult penal or correctional institution who are housed in a parish jail. The law takes effect on August 1, 2026.

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Where it stands

Current
Judiciary B Committee
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Sponsors

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Calendar

Apr 14

10:00 AM

Senate Committee on Judiciary B

History

Apr 1

Senate

Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

Mar 31

Senate

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.