HLS 15RS-1178 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 601
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLIS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMN: Provides age, residence, and domicile requirements for
members of the Public Service Commission
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 45:1161.1, relative to members elected to the Public Service
3 Commission; to require certain age, residence, and domicile requirements for elected
4 members; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 45:1161.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1161.1. Creation; composition; age; residence; domicile; qualifications; election;
8 terms
9 A. There shall be a public service commission Public Service Commission,
10 which shall consist of five members, who shall be qualified electors. The members
11 shall be elected from single-member districts, established as provided by law.
12 B. An elector who at the time of qualification as a candidate and who has
13 attained the age of eighteen years, resided in the state for the preceding two years,
14 and been actually domiciled in the single-member district established by law from
15 which he seeks election is eligible for election to the commission.
16 C. The members shall be elected at the congressional elections for
17 overlapping terms of six years, and shall take office and begin their terms on the first
18 day of January following election.
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are additions. HLS 15RS-1178 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 601
DIGEST
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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)]
HB 601 Original 2015 Regular Session Hollis
Abstract: Provides certain age, residence, and domicile requirements for members elected
to the Public Service Commission.
Present law provides for a Public Service Commission. Further provides for the commission
to consist of 5 members who are qualified electors, elected from single-member districts as
provided by law. Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law adds requirements for persons elected to the Public Service Commission to be
18 years old, having lived in the state of La. for the previous 2 years, and having actually
been domiciled for the previous year in the single-member district from which he seeks
election, prior to election to the Public Service Commission.
Present law requires members to be elected at congressional elections for overlapping terms
of 6 years, and requires members to take office and begin their terms on the first day of
January following election. Proposed law retains present law.
(Amends R.S. 45:1161.1)
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