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ACT No. 248
Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 98
BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD
(On Recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute)
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To repeal Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of 1921, continued as a statute by2
Article XIV, Section 19 of the Constitution of 1974, Article XIV, Sections 24, 24.23
through 24.9, 24.11 through 24.23, and 31.7 of the Constitution of 1921, continued4
as statutes by Article XIV, Section 16(A) of the Constitution of 1974, and Article5
XVI, Section 6 of the Constitution of 1921, continued as a statute by Article XIV,6
Sections 16(A) and 32 of the Constitution of 1974 and Part VI of Chapter 2 of Title7
33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 33:1271 through8
1285, relative to revision of local government laws pursuant to House Concurrent9
Resolution No. 218 of the 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature; including10
provisions to repeal certain constitution ancillaries that are no longer effective,11
including but not limited to provisions superseded by later constitutional provisions12
or legislative enactments, to repeal provisions for the parish commission form of13
government, and to direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to redesignate certain14
provisions of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, relative to judicial15
branch functions and local sales taxes to Titles 13 and 47 of the Louisiana Revised16
Statutes of 1950 respectively; to provide for redesignation of statutes and citations;17
and to provide for related matters.18
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:19
Section 1. Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of 1921, continued as a statute20
by Article XIV, Section 19 of the Constitution of 1974, Article XIV, Sections 24, 24.221
through 24.9, 24.11 through 24.23, and 31.7 of the Constitution of 1921, continued as22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 98
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statutes by Article XIV, Section 16(A) of the Constitution of 1974, and Article XVI, Section1
6 of the Constitution of 1921, continued as a statute by Article XIV, Sections 16(A) and 322
of the Constitution of 1974, are hereby repealed in their entirety.3
Section 2. Part VI of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,4
comprised of R.S. 33:1271 through 1285, is hereby repealed in its entirety.5
Section 3. The Louisiana State Law Institute is directed to redesignate R.S. 33:14216
through 1464; 1481 through 1485;1500 through 1531; 1551 through 1573.1; 1621; 1631 and7
1632; 1641 through 1645; 1701 through 1706; 1731 through 1744 ; 2740.21; 2740.22; 90018
through 9011; 9012 through 9016; 9017.1; and 9601 through 9605 to Title 13 of the9
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.10
Section 4. The Louisiana State Law Institute is directed to redesignate R.S. 33:271111
through 2739; 2740.18 through 2740.18.4; 2740.25; 2740.32; 2740.34; 2740.42; 2740.43;12
2740.68; 2740.69; 2741; and 2747 through 2753 to Chapter 2 - D, The Uniform Sales Tax13
Code, of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.14
Section 5. The Louisiana State Law Institute is further directed to make such15
technical changes in any citations and statutory forms as may be necessary to reflect the16
statutory redesignations made by the Louisiana State Law Institute as provided by Sections17
3 and 4 of this Act.18
Section 6. The redesignation of a statute as provided by Sections 3 and 4 of this Act19
shall not affect the validity of the statute, and references to a statute as redesignated shall be20
valid; however, the redesignation of a statute as provided by Sections 3 and 4 of this Act21
shall not invalidate a reference to the former citation of the redesignated statute.22
Section 7. The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby authorized to designate new23
chapters, parts, and subparts of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and to24
designate new parts and subparts of Chapter 2 - D of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana25
Revised Statutes of 1950, for those statutes redesignated from Title 33 of the Louisiana26
Revised Statutes of 1950.27 ENROLLEDHB NO. 98
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Section 8. The redesignation of statutes as provided in Sections 3 and 4 of this Act1
shall be completed by January 1, 2012.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: