House Bill No. by Representative Beaullieu aims to enhance the verification of citizenship for registered voters in Louisiana by enacting R.S. 18:49.2. The bill mandates the Secretary of State to annually submit state voter information to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This submission must occur at least 180 days before a federal general election. If potential noncitizen registrants are identified, their names will be forwarded to the Division of Election Integrity for investigation, and findings will be sent to the appropriate prosecutorial agency for further action.

Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary of State to report specific statistics related to the verification process, including the number of records checked against SAVE data, the number of registrants challenged as potential noncitizens, and the number of registrations canceled due to noncitizen status. All data processed under this bill must adhere to state and federal data protection standards. The provisions of this bill will only be applicable if the SAVE program remains available at no cost to the state or is subject to legislative appropriation.