2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB70
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to diminution of sentence and parole eligibility for fourth or subsequent nonviolent felony offenses (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill History
3/8/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House of Representatives
3/10/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/10/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Reported favorably (8-0-1).
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/4/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2023.
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 69, nays 31. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/15/2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/16/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Senate
5/30/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/31/2023
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
6/1/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
6/5/2023
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 5 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
6/5/2023
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
6/7/2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/7/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/7/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/27/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 463.
House of Representatives
6/27/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 70 FINAL PASSAGE (#802)
6/5/2023
28
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 70 FINAL PASSAGE (#332)
5/11/2023
70
Yea
30
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 70 FINAL PASSAGE (#332)
5/11/2023
69
Yea
31
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/27/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Villio
Republican