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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 106
BY SENATOR GALLOT
LEGISLATORS. Requires the state to allow legislators to use surplus space in a state
building for a legislative office within their district. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 24:31.4(E), relative to legislators; to authorize and provide for surplus space2
in state-owned property to be utilized as offices for legislators; to provide for a3
procedure for requesting such space; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 24:31.4(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง31.4. Members' office allowance7
* * *8
E. The commissioner of administration shall implement and maintain a9
procedure wherein, at no cost to a legislator, surplus space in immovable10
property owned by the state and located within a legislator's district can be11
utilized as the legislator's office. A legislator seeking to utilize such surplus12
space as his office shall make a written request for such space to the13
commissioner. Priority for such space shall be given to legislators in the order14
in which the requests are received.15 SB NO. 106
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Lauren Bailey.
DIGEST
Gallot (SB 106)
Present law provides for a monthly allowance of $500 for members of the legislature for
payment of rent for office space for their legislative offices.
Proposed law retains present law and directs the commissioner of administration to
implement and maintain a procedure wherein, at no cost to a legislator, surplus space in
immovable properties owned by the state can be utilized for the purpose of establishing a
legislative office within the legislator's district.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Adds R.S. 24:31.4(E))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and
Governmental Affairs to the original bill
1. Clarifies that space must be surplus rather than vacant.
2. Clarifies that the space must be within a legislator's district.