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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 496
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides for campaign contribution disclosures by appointees
to certain boards and commissions prior to confirmation
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 24:14(L), relative to disclosure of certain campaign contributions by certain2
board or commission appointees prior to Senate confirmation; to provide for forms3
for such disclosure; to provide requirements for such disclosure; to provide penalties;4
and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 24:14(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
ยง14. Senate confirmations8
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L.(1)(a) No less than one week prior to Senate confirmation, all prospective10
appointees pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall complete and file with the11
secretary of the Senate the form provided for in this Subsection.12
(b) The form shall be in the format adopted by the presiding officer of the13
Senate and shall contain at minimum the following information:14
(i) The full name and address of the prospective appointee.15
(ii) A list of each statewide elected official over the past four calendar years16
to whom the prospective appointee has made a campaign contribution and the17
amount of each contribution, itemized by year.18
(iii) A certification signed by the appointee that the form has been completed19
truthfully and to the best of the appointee's ability.20 HLS 11RS-924 ORIGINAL
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(2) Failure to comply with the requirements of this Subsection shall result1
in an inability of the prospective appointee to be confirmed or reconfirmed.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)]
Barrow HB No. 496
Abstract: Requires disclosure of certain campaign contributions by certain persons pending
Senate confirmation to a board or commission.
Present law provides procedures and requirements for Senate confirmation of prospective
appointees to certain boards and commissions. Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law further requires that any prospective appointee by the governor must complete
a form disclosing each statewide elected official to whom the prospective appointee has
made a campaign contribution over the past four years. Provides that the form must be
completed truthfully and signed by the appointee and filed with the secretary of the Senate
no less than one week prior to his confirmation. Further provides minimum requirements
for the contents of the form.
Proposed law provides that a failure of the prospective appointee to comply with the
requirements of proposed law shall result in an inability to confirm or reconfirm him.
(Adds R.S. 24:14(L))