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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 46
BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON
PUBLIC PRINTING: Provides relative to the official journal of the state for purposes of
notice of retirement bills
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 43:81(C), relative to notice of intention to introduce retirement proposals; to2
provide relative to the publication of such notice; and to provide for related matters.3
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published4
as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution5
of Louisiana.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 43:81(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง81. Official journal of state9
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C. For purposes of Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana,11
the Official Journal of the State means the Official Journal of the State as provided12
for in Subsection A of this Section, the Internet website or portal of the Official13
Journal of the State, or the official Internet website or portal of the Louisiana14
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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)]
Pearson HB No. 46
Abstract: For purposes of constitutional requirements for notice of introduction of
retirement bills, defines "Official Journal of the State" to be the official journal as
defined in present law, the website of the official journal, or the website of the
legislature.
Present constitution provides that no proposal to effect any change in existing laws or
constitutional provisions relating to any retirement system for public employees shall be
introduced in the legislature unless notice of intention to introduce the proposal has been
published, without cost to the state, in the official state journal on two separate days.
Provides that the last day of publication shall be at least 30 days before introduction of the
bill. Provides further that the notice shall state the substance of the contemplated law or
proposal and that the bill shall contain a recital that the notice has been given.
Present law provides for the designation of the "Official Journal of the State". Provides that
the Official Journal of the State shall be a daily newspaper with certain qualifications.
Requires all public notices and advertising done by the legislature to be published in the
Official Journal of the State. Provides that for purposes of constitutional requirements for
publication of laws prior to becoming effective, "Official Journal of the State" shall be the
Internet website or portal of the Official Journal of the State.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally provides that for purposes of provisions
of present constitution relative to notice of introduction of retirement bills, "Official Journal
of the State" means the Official Journal of the State as provided for in present law, the
Internet website or portal of the Official Journal of the State, or the official Internet website
or portal of the legislature.
(Adds R.S. 43:81(C))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental
Affairs to the original bill.
1. Instead of providing that for purposes of retirement notice "Official Journal of
the State" includes the website of the official journal and the website of the
legislature, provides that "Official Journal of the State" means the official journal
as provided for in present law, the website of the official journal, or the website
of the legislature.