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2020 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 12
BY REPRESENTATIVE MARINO
PARDON/PAROLE: Provides relative to meetings of the Board of Pardons and the
committee on parole (Items #25, 28, and 40)
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 15:573.2 and 574.4.1(A)(2), relative to hearings of the Board of
3 Pardons and committee on parole; to provide relative to the continuity of government
4 by authorizing certain persons to appear before the Board of Pardons and committee
5 on parole by teleconference; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 15:573.2 and 574.4.1(A)(2) are hereby amended and reenacted to
8read as follows:
9 §573.2. Telephone Teleconference communications by certain persons
10 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the crime victim or the victim's
11 family, a victim advocacy group, and the district attorney or his representatives
12 persons providing testimony may appear before the Board of Pardons by means of
13 teleconference or telephone communication from the office of the local district
14 attorney.
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16 §574.4.1. Parole consideration and hearings
17 A.
18 * * *
19 (2) The crime victim or the victim's family, a victim advocacy group, and the
20 district attorney or his representatives, may Persons wishing to provide testimony
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1 may appear before the committee on parole by means of teleconference or telephone
2 communication from the office of the local district attorney.
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4 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
5signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
6by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
7vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
8effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 12 Reengrossed 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Marino
Abstract: Provides relative to the appearance of certain persons before the Board of
Pardons and committee on parole by teleconference.
Present law authorizes a crime victim or the victim's family, a victim advocacy group, and
the district attorney or his representative to appear before the Board of Pardons (board) by
means of telephone communication from the office of the local district attorney.
Proposed law amends present law to authorize any person providing testimony to appear
before the board by means of teleconference or telephone communication and removes the
provision which requires the person to be at the office of the local district attorney.
Present law provides that the crime victim or the victim's family, a victim advocacy group,
and the district attorney or his representatives, may appear before the committee on parole
(committee) by means of telephone communication from the office of the local district
attorney.
Proposed law amends present law to authorize any person providing testimony to appear
before the committee by means of teleconference or telephone communication and removes
the provision which requires the person to be at the office of the local district attorney.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 15:573.2 and 574.4.1(A)(2))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of
Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1. Remove proposed law provisions allowing the Board of Pardons and the
committee on parole to host meetings or hearings via teleconference.
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The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Change proposed law ability to provide testimony by means of teleconference
or telephone from being mandatory to being permissive in accordance with
present law.
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