Senate Bill No. 202, introduced by Senator Cloud, aims to enhance the accuracy of voter rolls in Louisiana by establishing new reporting requirements for publicly owned utilities. The bill mandates that the chief administrative officer of each publicly owned utility submit a quarterly report to the Department of State, detailing information about residential customers, including their name, date of birth, mother's maiden name, address, telephone number, Louisiana driver's license or special identification card number, service connection date, service disconnection date, and the last four digits of their social security number, if available. The bill defines "publicly owned utility" as any entity that provides gas, electricity, or water to residential consumers in the state.

Additionally, the bill allows parish registrars of voters to use the information from these utility reports to verify the names and addresses of registered voters in precincts served by the utility, starting with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. If discrepancies are found between the utility-provided address and the voter's registered address, the registrar is required to send an address confirmation card to the voter. This legislation is set to take effect on August 1, 2024.