ENROLLED ACT No. 217 2017 Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO. 382 BY REPRESENTATIVE BERTHELOT 1 AN ACT 2 To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1305(F), relative to budget adoption procedures in certain 3 municipalities; to limit the authority of the governing authorities of certain 4 municipalities to amend a proposed budget; and to provide for related matters. 5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: 6 Section 1. R.S. 39:1305(F) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7 ยง1305. Budget preparation 8 * * * 9 F. The Except in a municipality governed by R.S. 33:321 et seq., the 10 proposed budget and the attendant budget adoption instrument may be amended to 11 the extent deemed appropriate by the governing authority at any point prior to final 12 adoption, unless otherwise provided in an ordinance or home rule charter of the 13 political subdivision. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED: Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.