HB 584 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

JUVENILES: Provides relative to the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 584 is a technical amendment to Louisiana law regarding the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program. It updates legal references by removing outdated statutory citations (R.S. 15:827.3(A)(2)(a)) and changing a percentage threshold from "Two" to "Fifteen" in the program's eligibility rules. The bill does not create new program requirements but adjusts how the program is referenced in state law. This amendment was passed by the legislature in May 2025 and affects the administrative framework of the existing youth pilot program.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends the allocation of savings from criminal justice reforms by shifting 3% of the funds from the Department of Public Safety to the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund. The newly allocated funds will specifically support the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program, and the Trust Fund Board is designated as the program's intermediary to manage these resources.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program by adding the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board as an administering entity and establishing a dedicated funding stream for it.

FISCAL

The allocation of annual savings from criminal justice reforms was changed from 15% to 12% for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, with the freed 3% redirected to the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund.

A new provision was added to allocate 15% of the annual savings to the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board to administer and operate the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program.

REQUIREMENT

The Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board is officially named as the intermediary for the program, granting it authority to manage funds and address funding changes.

ELIGIBILITY

The definition of 'youth or youths' participating in the program was expanded to include individuals aged 16 to 24, whereas it previously only covered those under 18.

SCOPE

The Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board was added as an administering entity for the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program alongside existing departments.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Jun 3, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 29, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (12-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors