CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Provides relative to sentencing for certain offenses (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 11, titled "The Segus Jolivette Act," would change sentencing for repeat violent offenders in Louisiana. It requires that for a third conviction of a felony crime of violence (defined under state law), offenders receive at least 50% of the maximum sentence for a first offense; for a fourth or subsequent conviction, it mandates at least 75% of that maximum. The bill also requires juries to decide facts that increase penalties (other than prior convictions) before sentencing, rather than leaving that determination solely to judges. This directly affects individuals convicted multiple times of violent crimes, altering both the minimum sentences they face and the process for determining penalty levels. The bill is currently pending in committee review.