LouisianaRegistered people will carry marked IDs and renew them yearly
Starting January 1, 2027, people required to register must carry a marked ID outside their home and renew it in person each year after registration.
What it does
Louisiana law lists offenses that count as sex offenses or sexual offenses against a minor under its registration rules. Certain equivalent convictions from other jurisdictions also count.
People required to register must give information to law enforcement and send community notices. Those returning to the same address after more than 30 days in confinement generally avoid new notices unless five years have passed since the last notices.
People required to register must carry a marked driver’s license or special identification card outside their home. They must renew it in person each year after completing annual registration.
Argument forA marked ID with a QR code could help law enforcement check whether someone is registered during an encounter.
Argument againstAnnual in-person renewals and carrying a marked ID outside the home could make daily tasks harder for people required to register.
More detail
Louisiana law lists offenses that count as sex offenses or sexual offenses against a minor under its registration rules. The lists include specified offenses, including some involving minors. The listed offenses include certain equivalent convictions under other jurisdictions’ laws. Some tribal or foreign convictions are excluded if they lack required safeguards for fairness and due process. The definitions distinguish some offenses by date, including offenses before August 1, 2025, and offenses on or after that date.
People required to register must give information to law enforcement and provide community notices as specified. The rules cover adults required to register in Louisiana and include updates after address or other information changes, or after certain periods in confinement. People returning to the same address after more than 30 days in confinement generally do not need to renew community notices unless five years have passed since the last notices. People convicted of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles under R.S. 14:92(A)(7) do not have to publish notice in a newspaper or official journal. Juveniles adjudicated for an offense requiring registration do not have to provide community notice. Registration or updated information is generally due within three business days of the event. Initial community notices are generally due within 21 days of conviction, release, or establishing residence.
People required to register must carry a marked driver’s license or special identification card outside their home and renew it in person each year. These requirements cover people required to register as sex offenders, regardless of conviction date. The card must display “sex offender” in orange and a QR code to help law enforcement check registration status. A person with a special identification card cannot also use the driver’s-license exception, and vice versa; if someone has both cards, each must have a QR code. The office of motor vehicles must receive confirmation that annual registration is complete before issuing a special identification card. The driver’s-license and special-identification-card rules take effect January 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 9Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 838.Became Law
- Jun 9Effective date: See Act.
- Jun 4Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- Jun 1Conference Committee report received.
- Vote recorded ADOPT (#1639). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1840). Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- Jun 1Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Kleinpeter, and Barrow.
- Jun 1Notice House recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- Jun 1Conference committee report received.
- Jun 1The Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- Jun 1Notice Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- Jun 1Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- Jun 1Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- Jun 1Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- Jun 1Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- Jun 1Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- Jun 1Rules suspended.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- May 31Notice Senate discharged the Conference Committee.
- May 31Discharged from Conference Committee.
- May 31House conferees appointed: Cox, Villio, and Dickerson.
- May 29Discharged from Conference Committee.
- May 29Notice the House discharged the Conference Committee.
- May 29Rules suspended.
- May 29The House recommitted the bill to Conference Committee.
- May 27House conferees appointed: Cox, Villio, and Dickerson.
- May 27Conference committee report received.
- May 27Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- May 27Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- May 27Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- Vote recorded REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1472). Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- May 26Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Kleinpeter, and Barrow.
- May 26Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 25Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
- May 19Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 18Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#928). Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 6Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 5Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.Minor
- Mar 30Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
- Mar 25Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#105). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Mar 23Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Mar 23Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
- Mar 18Reported favorably (10-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 27Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.Introduced
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