Key Votes
HB 543 - Parole Eligibility for Nonviolent Offenders - Key Vote
Louisiana Key Votes
Stages
- May 31, 2012 Executive Signed
- May 22, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- April 19, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 29, 2012 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 31, 2012
Title: Parole Eligibility for Nonviolent Offenders
Signed by Governor Bobby Jindal
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (23-12) - May 22, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Parole Eligibility for Nonviolent Offenders
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes parole eligibility for nonviolent offenders.
Highlights:
- Authorizes offenders serving life sentences for offenses other than violent or sexual offenses to be eligible for parole, if the offender has fulfilled certain requirements including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
- Served at least:
- 25 years of the sentence if the individual was sentenced between the ages of 18 and 25;
- 20 years of the sentence if the individual was sentenced between the ages of 25 and 35;
- 15 years of the sentence if the individual was sentenced between the ages of 35 and 50; or
- 10 years of the sentence if the individual was sentenced between the ages of 50 or older;
- Completed 100 hours of pre-release programming;
- Obtained no disciplinary offenses in the 12 months prior to parole eligibility;
- Earned the equivalent of a high school diploma; and
- Passed a substance abuse test.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (86-7) - April 19, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 29, 2012
Title: Parole Eligibility for Nonviolent Offenders
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- James K. Armes III (LA - D)
- Jeffery J. 'Jeff' Arnold (LA - D)
- Austin J. Badon Jr. (LA - D)
- Regina Ashford Barrow (LA - D)
- Wesley T. Bishop (LA - D)
- Roy Allen Burrell (LA - D)
- Kenny Ray Cox (LA - D)
- Herbert B. Dixon (LA - D)
- John Bel Edwards (LA - D)
- Albert B. Franklin (LA - D)
- Randal L. Gaines (LA - D)
- Jerry J. 'Truck' Gisclair (LA - D)
- Frank A. Hoffmann (LA - R)
- Dalton Honoré (LA - D)
- Frank A. Howard (LA - R)
- Marcus Hunter (LA - D)
- Katrina Jackson (LA - D)
- Girod H. Jackson III (LA - D)
- Edward C. 'Ted' James II (LA - D)
- Patrick O'Neal Jefferson (LA - D)
- Terry C. Landry Sr. (LA - D)
- Walt Leger III (LA - D)
- Helena N. Moreno (LA - D)
- Barbara M. Norton (LA - D)
- Stephen J. Ortego (LA - D)
- Vincent J. 'Vince' Pierre (LA - D)
- Edward J. 'Ed' Price (LA - D)
- Gene Reynolds (LA - D)
- Harold L. Ritchie (LA - D)
- Patrick C. Williams (LA - D)
