DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 943 Original 2016 Regular Session Leopold
Abstract: Prohibits the filling of vacant employment positions and the creation of new employment
positions in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government until after
June 30, 2018.
Proposed law prohibits any agency as defined in present law (R.S. 39:2) or agent of such an agency
from filling a vacant employment position in the executive branch of state government or creating
a new employment position in the executive branch of state government. Present law defines
"agency" as any state office, department, board, commission, institution, division, officer or other
person, or functional group, heretofore existing or hereafter created, that is authorized to exercise,
or that does exercise, any functions of the government of the state in the executive branch, but not
any governing body or officer of any local government or subdivision of the state, or any parochial
officer who exercises functions coterminous with the municipality in which he performs those
functions.
Proposed law prohibits any house, official, committee, employee, or other entity or agent of the
legislative branch of state government from filling a vacant employment position in the legislative
branch of state government or creating a new employment position in the legislative branch of state
government.
Proposed law prohibits any court, judge, official, employee, or other entity or agent of the judicial
branch of state government from filling a vacant employment position in the judicial branch of state
government or creating a new employment position in the judicial branch of state government.
Proposed law provides that the provisions of proposed law shall be inapplicable, inoperative, and
of no effect after June 30, 2018.
Effective July 1, 2016; except repeal of proposed law effective July 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 39:85.1; Repeals R.S. 39:85.1)