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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 731
BY REPRESENTATIVE PUGH
PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides a public records exception for certain confidential reports
made to the Board of Ethics
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(25), relative to public records exceptions; to provide2
a public records exception for certain confidential reports to the Board of Ethics; and3
to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 44:4.1(B)(25) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง4.1. Exceptions7
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B. The legislature further recognizes that there exist exceptions, exemptions,9
and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised10
statutes and codes of this state. Therefore, the following exceptions, exemptions, and11
limitations are hereby continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by12
citation:13
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(25) R.S. 42:6.1, 57, 1111, 1116.1, 1141, 1158, 116115
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not17
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature18
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If19 HLS 10RS-1485 ORIGINAL
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
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)]
Pugh HB No. 731
Abstract: Provides a public records exception for certain confidential reports made by
agency heads to the Board of Ethics
Present law (R.S. 42:1161) provides that every agency head must file confidential reports
with the Board of Ethics concerning any matters that come to his attention which he believes
may constitute a violation of the state ethics code under present law.
Proposed law establishes a public records exception for such confidential reports.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 44:4.1(B)(25))