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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)]
Morrish SB No. 245
Proposed law prohibits an appointing authority from appointing to any board, commission,
council, authority, or similar entity a person who is a member of the immediate family of a
person who serves on the board, commission, council, authority, or similar entity at the time
of the appointment.
Present law (R.S. 42:1102) defines "immediate family" as a public servant's children, the
spouses of his children, his brothers and their spouses, his sisters and their spouses, his
parents, his spouse, and the parents of his spouse. Proposed law retains present law and
applies the definition of "immediate family" in present law to proposed law.
(Adds 42:2.2)
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 ethics code provisions to prohibit a
parish or municipal governing authority from appointing more than one member
of any immediate family to the same board or commission.
2. Instead adds provisions outside of the ethics code prohibiting the appointment
to any board, commission, council, authority, or similar entity a person who is
a member of the immediate family of a person who serves on the entity at the
time of the appointment.