LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: HB 205 HLS 24RS 144
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 30, 2024 10:27 AM Author: GLORIOSO
Dept./Agy.: Corrections
Subject: Adds Crimes to the Crime of Racketeering Activity Analyst: Daniel Druilhet
CRIME/RACKETEERING EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX Page 1 of 2
Provides for the definition of the crime of racketeering
Current law provides a list of criminal offenses under which offenders can be prosecuted under the Louisiana Racketeering Act. Proposed
law adds the crimes of rioting, inciting to riot, injury by arson, simple arson of a religious building, manufacture and possession of delayed
incendiary devices, manufacture and possession of a bomb, aggravated criminal damage to property, criminal damage to historic buildings
or landmarks by defacing with graffiti, criminal damage to a critical infrastructure, bank fraud, battery of a police officer,
terrorizing/menacing, aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden; aggravated obstruction of a highway of
commerce, simple obstruction of a highway of commerce, institutional vandalism, and obstructing a fireman as offenses under which the
Louisiana Racketeering Act may apply for prosecution.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW
Annual Total
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
Proposed law may result in an indeterminable increase in SGF expenditures in the Department of Public Safety & Corrections - Corrections
Services (DPS&C-CS), to the extent that any new convictions for criminal offenses added to the Louisiana Racketeering Act result in longer
sentences currently imposed on those convicted for each of the individual offenses. Proposed law has the effect of adding an enhanced
penalty of imprisonment for each of the crimes added to the Louisiana Racketeering Act to no more than 50 years, at hard labor, in
addition to any sentence of imprisonment for conviction for any of the individual offenses. The exact fiscal impact of the passage of this
legislation is indeterminable, because it is not known how many offenders will be convicted and subject to a sentence of imprisonment, nor
the length of sentences assessed for those convictions as a result of its potential enactment.
For illustrative purposes, SGF expenditures will increase by $107.60 per offender per day to the extent that an offender is convicted,
sentenced, and then subsequently housed in a state facility or $26.39 per offender per day for an offender housed in a local facility.
Corrections Services reports that impacts on offender populations are anticipated to affect the number of offenders held in local facilities.
Corrections Services reports that in managing its offender population, it seeks to fill all beds in state facilities first, then assigns overflow
offenders to local facilities.
For informational purposes, the DPS&C-CS reports the following number of annual average admissions and the average sentences for
crimes to be included within the proposed law over the past three years:
Crime Average Admissions Average Sentence (Years)
Manufacturing or Possession of a
Delayed Incendiary Device 2 6.15
Manufacturing or Possession of a Bomb 3 4.6
Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property 105 5.23
Critical Damage to Infrastructure 3 6
Bank Fraud 109 4.1
Battery of a Police Officer 55 1.9
Terrorizing; Menacing 22 4
Aggravated Obstruction of a Highway of Commerce 57 5.3
Institutional Vandalism 3 1.4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
REVENUE EXPLANATION
Proposed law may result in an indeterminable increase in local revenues as a result of convictions related to violations of the Louisiana
Racketeering Act. The exact fiscal impact of the passage of this legislation on local revenue is indeterminable because the fines that would
be imposed on those convicted are optional, and the amount of the fines, if imposed, may vary. The potential revenue will accrue to the
local governing authority.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Patrice Thomas
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer
 LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: HB 205 HLS 24RS 144
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 30, 2024 10:27 AM Author: GLORIOSO
Dept./Agy.: Corrections
Subject: Adds Crimes to the Crime of Racketeering Activity Analyst: Daniel Druilhet
CONTINUED EXPLANATION from page one: Page 2 of 2
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Note: DPS&C-CS reported no admissions for either rioting, inciting to riot, criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks with graffiti,
simple arson of a religious building, aiding or abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden, simple obstruction of a
highway of commerce, or obstructing a fireman, and only one admission for injury by arson (with a 12-year sentence assessed to the
offender convicted) for the past three years.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Patrice Thomas
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer