ENROLLED
ACT No. 345
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 601
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLIS
1 AN ACT
2 To 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.
5 Be 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 has attained the
13 age of eighteen years, resided in the state for the preceding two years, and been
14 actually domiciled for the preceding year in the single-member district established
15 by law from 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.
19
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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