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Louisiana · 2026

SB 498

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: 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)

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Louisiana SB 498 requires the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to provide state inmates housed in local facilities with the same clothing and healthcare they would receive at a state facility. The bill includes a fiscal note indicating an estimated cost of $31,361,677 from the General Fund.

Software-generated, grounded only in the bill's own fields (it does not invent outcomes, amounts, or dates). Provenance: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

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Criminal Justice & Policing 95% Healthcare 85% Government Operations & Budget 75%

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