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LA HB11

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chad Boyer

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates mandatory minimum sentences for repeat violent felony offenders: third conviction requires at least 50% of the maximum sentence, fourth or subsequent conviction requires at least 75% of the maximum sentence

  • Applies to felony crimes of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), but only when the district attorney does not pursue enhanced sentencing under the Habitual Offender Law (R.S. 15:529.1)

  • Allows facts of prior convictions to be submitted to juries for specific findings, removing the previous exception that excluded prior conviction facts from jury consideration

  • Officially designated as "The Segus Jolivette Act"

Legislative Description

Provides relative to sentencing for certain offenses (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING

Last Action

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

4/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Administration of Criminal Justice2/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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