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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)]
Allain SB No. 20
Present law requires all public bodies, except the legislature and its committees and
subcommittees, to give written public notice of any regular, special, or rescheduled meeting
no later than 24 hours before the meeting.
Proposed law retains present law and additionally requires public notice of the date, time,
and place and of any meeting at which any political subdivision intends to consider or take
action to (1) levy, increase, renew, or continue any ad valorem property tax or sales and use
tax or (2) authorize the calling of an election for submittal of such question to the voters of
the political subdivision. Requires that such notice be published in the official journal of the
political subdivision no more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the public hearing
and be announced to the public during the course of a public meeting of such political
subdivision during that time period.
Proposed law provides that if such a meeting is postponed or cancelled, notice of any
subsequent meeting to consider such a proposal shall be published in the official journal of
the political subdivision no less than 10 days before the subsequent meeting.
Proposed law provides that if consideration of or action upon the proposal is postponed at
the scheduled meeting, or if the proposal is considered at the scheduled meeting without
action or vote, then notice of any subsequent meeting to consider the proposal must be
published 10 days before the subsequent meeting unless the date, time, and place of the
subsequent meeting for consideration of the proposal was announced to the public during
the course of such meeting.
Present law imposes certain publication requirements on ad valorem property tax recipient
bodies which hold public hearings for the purpose of levying additional or increased
property tax millages without further voter approval. Proposed law excludes such public
meetings from the provisions of the proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 42:19.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and
Governmental Affairs to the original bill
1. Technical
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental
Affairs to the engrossed bill.
1. Removes proposed changes to present law notice requirements.