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HB 208 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Provides relative to eligibility for parole or diminution of sentence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 208 creates a new process for non-citizen offenders in Louisiana who have a final U.S. deportation order. It establishes a "Deportation Eligibility Hearing Committee" to review parole requests for these individuals, provided they haven’t been convicted of certain serious crimes (like sex offenses or violent crimes punishable by 10+ years). The bill requires approval from both the governor and the local district attorney, sets strict release conditions (including direct transfer to U.S. Homeland Security custody), and suspends the offender’s state sentence upon deportation. If deportation fails, the offender returns to state custody to complete their sentence.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill restricts parole eligibility for non-citizen offenders via strict approvals, crime exclusions, and mandatory deportation transfers, limiting parole access rather than advancing reform.85% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill mandates direct transfer to U.S. Homeland Security for non-citizen offenders, facilitating federal immigration enforcement per parole conditions.90% confidence
Sub-Topics: Probation & Parole Sentencing Enforcement
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB208 Original → HB208 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft version to an enrolled Act, finalizing its legal status. The text was reorganized to include a new Subpart H creating specific statutes for removal procedures and parole committee duties. Several sections regarding sentence diminution and parole eligibility were reformatted and slightly reworded to clarify conditions for offenders.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded by adding new statutory provisions for removal procedures and parole committee duties that were not present in the original draft.
SCOPE

Added a new Subpart H to the Louisiana Revised Statutes, introducing R.S. 15:574.71 and 574.72 to cover removal procedures and parole committee duties.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document title from 'HB208 Original' to 'ENROLLED' and updated the Act number to 158, finalizing the bill's enactment.

Reformatted the legislative summary and section headers to align with the final enrolled text structure.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

25–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 29, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican27
25 Yea 1 Nay 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 83, nays 11, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 12 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 21, 2025
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Debbie Villio
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
LA
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