legislative priorities
The 2019 Louisiana Legislature ended on June 6, and we did our best to fight for the following priorities:
On May 6, we flexed our people power at the 3rd Annual Lobby Day. Read more about how it went on our blog!
- HB 518: Stop non-violent offenses from triggering extended penalties under the Habitual Offender statute;
- HB 402: Simplify the voter registration process for people with felony records;
- HB 65: Allow people with felony convictions to serve on a jury;
- HB 46: End prison-based gerrymandering and count incarcerated people as residents where they come from, not as residents of the prison;
- SB 98: Reduce expungement wait times from 10 years (after the sentence ends) down to 5;
- SB 146: Stop district attorneys from arresting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault for failure to cooperate as witnesses;
- HB 541: Improve the Veterans Mentorship Program, which was drafted and won by currently incarcerated veterans last year;
- HB 171 and SB 108: Prevent an increase in the cost of bail by defending against these predatory bills;
- (Oppose) HB 131: No extra burdens on defense lawyers investigating cases; and
- Protect our wins from the past few years
On May 6, we flexed our people power at the 3rd Annual Lobby Day. Read more about how it went on our blog!
bill tracker
This Bill Tracker was updated throughout the legislative session. As bills were heard and move through each stage in the process of becoming a law, they moved up the categories in blue.
VOTE's positions on the bills are as follows:
Red - Oppose
Green - Support
Yellow - Amend or Neutral
Click on a bill number to track how it fared, and click on the 1-pagers in the 'Comments' section to read and download more info about the bill.
*Note: The public is attend and speak at Committee hearings, but not Floor Hearings. We are so proud of our members and allies who come out to Committee hearings and helped us move the reforms we need forward!
VOTE's positions on the bills are as follows:
Red - Oppose
Green - Support
Yellow - Amend or Neutral
Click on a bill number to track how it fared, and click on the 1-pagers in the 'Comments' section to read and download more info about the bill.
*Note: The public is attend and speak at Committee hearings, but not Floor Hearings. We are so proud of our members and allies who come out to Committee hearings and helped us move the reforms we need forward!
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
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Check out our video of VOTE members walking us through the steps of how a bill becomes a law, VOTE style!
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Check out our video of VOTE members learning why it's so important for legislators to hear from people most impacted by the criminal (in)justice system, and how to do it!
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