LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 420 SLS 24RS 1140
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 24, 2024 4:52 PM Author: HODGES
Dept./Agy.: Corrections/Attorney General/Secretary of State
Subject: Election Fraud or Forgery Analyst: Daniel Druilhet
CRIME/PUNISHMENT EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX Page 1 of 1
Creates the crime of election fraud or forgery. (8/1/24)
Proposed law creates the crime of election fraud or forgery; provides definitions for the crime; assesses a penalty of
imprisonment on first conviction of no more than two years, with or without hard labor, or a fine of no more than $2,000, or
both, and on second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for no more than five years at hard labor, or a fine of no more
than $5,000, or both.
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 SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW
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, if a person is convicted of election fraud or forgery. Proposed law (on conviction of a first offense) is
a relative felony, and any impact on either state or local expenditures is contingent on whether offenders sustain either a
misdemeanor or felony-grade conviction for its violation. Proposed law, on second or subsequent offense, is a felony. The
exact fiscal impact of the passage of this legislation to state or local governing authorities is indeterminable, since it creates
a crime, and it is not known how many people will be convicted, the number of felony or misdemeanor convictions for
violation of the proposed law that will occur, nor the length of the sentences assessed as a result of its potential enactment.
To the extent that offenders sustain felony-grade convictions for violation of the proposed law, DPS&C-CS will sustain an
indeterminable increase in expenditures at the local level. DPS&C-CS advises that impacts on offender populations are
anticipated to impact the number of offenders held in local facilities, and that in managing its offender population, it seeks to
fill all beds in state facilities first, then assigns overflow offenders to local facilities. For those convicted, sentenced, and then
subsequently housed in a local facility, DPS&C-CS will sustain expenditures of $26.39 per offender per day. For those
housed in state facilities, DPS&C-CS will sustain expenditures of $107.60 per offender per day.
To the extent that offenders sustain a misdemeanor conviction for violation of the proposed law, local governing authorities
will sustain Local Funds expenditures. The exact fiscal impact of the passage of this legislation to local governing authorities
is indeterminable, since it is not known how many people will be convicted and incarcerated in local facilities, nor the length
of the sentences assessed with those convictions as a result of its potential enactment. The maximum imprisonment term is
no more than two years at the local level.
For informational purposes, the Department of Public Safety & Corrections - CS reports that there have been no admissions
in the past five years for any violation of Title 18 (the Louisiana Election Code).
REVENUE EXPLANATION
Proposed law may result in an indeterminable increase in local revenues as a result of convictions of election fraud or
forgery. The exact fiscal impact of the passage of this legislation on local revenue is indeterminable because the fines
imposed on those convicted are optional, and the amount of the fines 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


Statutes affected:
SB420 Original: 18:2(B)
SB420 Engrossed: 18:2(B)
SB420 Enrolled: 18:2(B)
SB420 Act 350: 18:2(B)