HLS 16RS-2013 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1115
BY REPRESENTATIVE GLOVER
PUBLIC RECORDS: Amends provisions regarding the public availability of certain
records of the gaming control board
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 27:21(A)(2)(h), relative to records of the Louisiana Gaming
3 Control Board; to provide an exception to confidentiality of certain board records;
4 to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 27:21(A)(2)(h) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง21. Records of board deemed open, exceptions
8 A.
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10 (2) A record of the board shall be confidential when the record:
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12 (h) Results from or is part of a board background investigation of an
13 applicant. However, information which results from a board background
14 investigation shall not be considered confidential if at least ten years have elapsed
15 since the background investigation was conducted and if the subject of the
16 investigation paid fines in excess of five million dollars to resolve issues associated
17 with that investigation.
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HB NO. 1115
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 1115 Original 2016 Regular Session Glover
Abstract: Provides that certain records of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board are not
confidential if they are at least 10 years old.
Present law provides for the regulation of gaming activities through the Louisiana Gaming
Control Board.
Present law provides that certain records of the board are confidential including records
resulting from or are a part of a board background investigation of an applicant.
Proposed law changes present law to create an exception to the general rule of
confidentiality when at least 10 years have elapsed since the background investigation was
conducted and if the subject of the investigation paid fines in excess of $5,000,000 to resolve
issues associated with that investigation.
(Amends R.S. 27:21(A)(2)(h))
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