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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 749
BY SENATOR MURRAY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 24:653(H)(2), relative to the Joint Legislative Committee on the2
Budget; to provide for the review of certain negotiations, compromises or3
settlements by the Litigation Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on4
the Budget; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 24:653(H)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง653. Duties and functions8
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(2) No person on behalf of the state or any of its departments or agencies11
or employees nor any attorney representing the state or any of its departments or12
agencies or any of its employees entitled to indemnification under R.S. 13:5108.1 or13
R.S. 13:5108.2 shall sign any negotiation, agreement, compromise or settlement14
which obligates the state to pay more than one million dollars without prior15
consultation with the attorney general and the members of the litigation16
subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.17
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010; if vetoed by the governor19
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,20
2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: