The original instrument was prepared by LG Sullivan. The following digest, which
does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 219 Reengrossed 2021 Regular Session Cloud
Proposed law provides that the chief administrative officer of each publicly owned utility in the state
may send a report to the Department of State containing the name, date of birth, mother's maiden
name, address, telephone number, Louisiana driver's license or special identification card number,
service connection and disconnection date, if available, of every residential customer in the area
served by the utility on no less than a quarterly basis. Proposed law further provides that the report
shall contain the last four digits of the residential customers' social security number.
Proposed law defines "publicly owned utility" as any publicly owned or municipally controlled
company, corporation, partnership, business, system, or person that provides gas, electricity, or water
to residential customers in Louisiana.
Proposed law provides that in each parish with a publicly owned utility operating within the parish
or a portion of the parish the parish registrar of voters may utilize the report from the publicly owned
utility to verify the names and addresses of registered voters in all precincts served by the utility
beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.
Proposed law provides that if the utility operator provides an address that is different from the voter's
address as it appears on his voter registration during the verification process, the registrar of voters
shall send the voter an address confirmation card as provided in present law.
Effective June 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 18:174)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental
Affairs to the original bill
1. Makes annual canvass of utility records permissive.
2. Removes provisions making failure to conduct the canvass willful misconduct.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Allows each publicly owned utility to report residential customer information to the
Department of State. 2. Specifies the customer information required in the report.
3. Defines publicly owned utility.
4. Establishes when a parish registrar of voters may utilize the report to verify names
and addresses of registered voters in all precincts served by the utility.
5. Requires the registrar of voters to send the voter an address verification card if the
utility report contains an address inside the parish that is different from the voter's
address as it appears on his voter registration.