The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by J. Ashley Mitchell Carter.
DIGEST
SB 405 Original 2016 Regular Session Lambert
Present law regulates dual officeholding and dual employment in order to prevent conflicts of
interest and to promote and maintain citizen trust in government. Prohibits a person from holding
certain offices and employment at the same time.
Present law prohibits a person holding office or employment in one branch of state government from
at the same time holding another office or employment in any other branch of state government.
Present law prohibits a person who holds an elective office in state government from at the same
time holding another elective office, a full-time appointive office, or employment in state
government or in the government of a political subdivision.
Present law prohibits a person holding an elective office in a political subdivision from at the same
time holding another elective office or full-time appointive office in state government or in the
government of a political subdivision. Provides that no such person will hold at the same time
employment in state government, or in the same political subdivision in which he holds an elective
office. Provides further that no sheriff, assessor, or clerk of court will hold any office or employment
under a parish governing authority or school board, nor will any member of any parish governing
authority or school board hold any office or employment with any sheriff, assessor, or clerk of court.
Present law prohibits a person holding a full-time appointive office or full-time employment in state
government or a political subdivision from at the same time holding another full-time appointive
office or full-time employment in state government, in the government of a political subdivision, or
in a combination of these.
Present law, in addition to the above prohibitions, provides for certain incompatible offices and
positions based on the authority and duties of each office or positions.
Proposed law retains present law but provides for an exception to allow persons employed full-time
as a deputy assessor to, at the same time, hold elective office as a municipal councilman.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Adds R.S. 42:66(Q))