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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 643 (Substitute for House Bill No. 558 by Representative Johnson)
BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact Part VIII of Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to2
be comprised of R.S. 18:1551 through 1555, relative to campaign finance; to provide3
certain special provisions applicable under certain specific circumstances when a4
candidate is deceased; to provide relative to contribution limitations under certain5
circumstances; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. Part VIII of Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of8
1950, comprised of R.S. 18:1551 through 1555, is hereby enacted to read as follows:9
PART VIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DECEASED10
CANDIDATES WITH DEFICITS11
§1551. Exception12
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Chapter, the provisions of this13
Part shall apply to circumstances existing when a candidate dies leaving a deficit14
which would have otherwise required reports to be filed if the candidate were not15
deceased.16
§1552. Persons authorized to file reports17
A. If the provisions of this Part are utilized, the personal representative of18
the estate of the deceased candidate shall be responsible for filing the required19 ENROLLEDHB NO. 643
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reports. The personal representative of the deceased candidate shall send notice to1
the supervisory committee of his intent to utilize the provisions of this Part to resolve2
the deficit of the deceased candidate.3
B. For purposes of this Part, "personal representative" shall have the same4
meaning as provided in R.S. 9:2260.1.5
§1553. Reports; contents; due dates6
The reports shall be filed at the same time, shall contain the same7
information, and shall be certified correct in the same manner as reports required by8
this Chapter for candidates with deficits.9
§1554. Contribution limitations10
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:1505.2(H), the contribution11
limit for contributions to a deceased candidate who has a deficit, or the principal12
campaign committee of such a deceased candidate, shall be ten thousand dollars per13
calendar year until there is no deficit.14
B. Any contributions received in excess of the deficit shall be returned to the15
contributors on a pro rata basis.16
§1555. Penalties17
A. The penalty provisions of Part V of this Chapter shall not be applicable18
to violations of this Part.19
B. If a violation of this Part occurs, the supervisory committee shall notify20
the personal representative of the deceased candidate that each contribution received21
after the violation shall be returned to the contributor and that no further22
contributions, except contributions from a family member of the deceased candidate,23
may be solicited or received to resolve the deficit. For purposes of this Subsection,24
"family member" shall mean the spouse of the deceased, children of the deceased25 ENROLLEDHB NO. 643
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and their spouses, parents of the deceased, parents of the spouse of the deceased,1
grandparents of the deceased, siblings of the deceased and their spouses, and siblings2
of the parents of the deceased and their spouses.3
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: