Provisions to the challenging of a conviction or sentence
2025 - Louisiana Senate
Conservatives Support
Description
This bill makes several changes to the process by which convicted people may challenge their conviction or sentence if they believe that they are innocent. Specifically, the bill emphasizes finality in sentences and stricter limits. CPAC opposes violent crime and its perpetrators, supports providing closure and relief to victims of crime, and supported this bill. The senate passed the bill on June 9, 2025 by a vote of 28-11, and it later became law.