The legislative instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of
the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.
CONFERENCE COMMI TTEE REPORT DIGEST
Senate Bill No. 229 by Senator Martiny
Keyword and summary of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
CRIME/PUNISHMENT. Provides relative to offenses involving incest and aggravated incest as
they relate to crime against nature and aggravated crime against nature. (gov sig)
Report adopts House amendments to:
1. Provide that the repeal of present law relative to "incest" and "aggravated incest" cannot
be construed to alleviate any person convicted or adjudicated delinquent of incest or
aggravated incest from any requirement, obligation, or consequence imposed by present
law resulting from such conviction or adjudication.
Report rejects House amendments that would have:
1. Made technical changes to proposed law.
2. Deleted provisions of proposed law relative to calculation of maximum term of
imprisonment.
Report amends the bill to:
1. Delete provisions of proposed law relative to calculation of maximum term of
imprisonment by the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.
2. Provide that proposed law relative to incest and aggravated incest is effective upon
signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Proposed law relates that during the 2014 Regular Session, the elements of the crimes of incest
and aggravated incest were added to the present law crimes of crime against nature and
aggravated crime against nature, and the statutory provisions relative to the nominate crimes of
"incest" and "aggravated incest" were repealed. Proposed law further provides that this
legislative action cannot be construed to alleviate any person convicted or adjudicated delinquent
of incest or aggravated incest from any requirement, obligation, or consequence imposed by law
resulting from that conviction or adjudication, which includes any requirements regarding sex
offender registration and notification, parental rights, probation, parole, sentencing, or any other requirement, obligation, or consequence imposed by present law resulting from that conviction or
adjudication.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 14:89(D) and 89.1(C))