HLS 10RS-1146 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 437
BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARDSON
PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides relative to the publishing deadlines for proceedings of any
municipal corporation, police jury, or school board
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 43:144, relative to the publication of official proceedings of2
certain political subdivisions; to provide a deadline by which such official3
proceedings shall be prepared and recorded in the official journal of the entity; and4
to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 43:144 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง144. Penalty for failure to have proceedings published 8
The official of any municipal corporation, police jury, or school board by law9
responsible for the preparing and recording of the official proceedings who, within10
ten thirty days from the date of any meeting at which the official proceedings were11
had, wilfully neglects or fails to furnish the official journal with a copy of the12
minutes, ordinances, resolutions, budgets, and proceedings for publication, shall be13
fined not less than twenty five twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred14
dollars, or be imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or15
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HB NO. 437
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Richardson HB No. 437
Abstract: Gives the official of any municipality, parish, or school board responsible for the
preparation and recordation of official proceedings 30 days rather than 10 days to
accomplish such task.
Present law provides that parishes, municipalities, and school boards must publish all
minutes, ordinances, resolutions, budgets, and other official proceedings in the official
journal of such entity, as selected pursuant to present law. Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that the parish, municipal, or school board official responsible for
preparing and recording such official proceedings must do so within 10 days of the meeting
at which such proceedings occurred. Failure of the official to accomplish this task shall
result in prescribed monetary fines, imprisonment, or both, under the provisions of present
law.
Proposed law retains present law but changes the number of days which the official has to
publish the official proceedings from 10 to 30.
(Amends R.S. 43:144)