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LA HB598
LA HB598Provides relative to registration and voting by a person convicted of a felony (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
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Introduced
03/04/2016
03/04/2016
In Committee
04/20/2016
04/20/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/06/2016
06/06/2016
Introduced Session
2016 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Provides relative to registration and voting by a person convicted of a felony (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
AI Summary
This bill amends existing Louisiana law to clarify who is eligible to register and vote after a felony conviction, specifically focusing on the distinction between being incarcerated and being on parole or probation. The key change is that individuals who are no longer physically confined in a correctional facility for a felony conviction, even if they are on parole or probation, will be permitted to register and vote. The bill also updates the language used to describe the status of individuals convicted of felonies, replacing terms like "under an order of imprisonment" with "confined in a correctional facility" and clarifying that notification and suspension of registration processes will be triggered by confinement rather than just an order of imprisonment. This aims to align voter eligibility with the actual status of confinement for felony convictions, with the changes taking effect on February 1, 2017.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 37, nays 60. Failed to pass. (on 04/27/2016)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=16rs&b=HB598&sbi=y | 03/05/2016 |
| Fiscal Note - HB598 Engrossed | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=997649 | 04/27/2016 |
| House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1927 Pierre Proposed | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=996656 | 04/22/2016 |
| House Committee Amendment #3095 H&G Proposed | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=996295 | 04/21/2016 |
| BillText | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=996408 | 04/21/2016 |
| Analysis - Digest of HB598 Engrossed | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=996610 | 04/21/2016 |
| Fiscal Note - HB598 Original | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=995755 | 04/20/2016 |
| BillText | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=982523 | 03/05/2016 |
| Analysis - Digest of HB598 Original | http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=982581 | 03/05/2016 |
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