RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 83 (HB 302) 2018 Regular Session Carmody
Prior law (Sunset) provided that the Dept. of Public Service and all the statutory entities
made a part of that department by law shall begin to terminate their operations on July 1,
2018, and that all legislative authority for such entities shall cease as of July 1, 2019, unless
the legislature enacts a bill authorizing the re-creation of the department and its statutory
entities prior thereto.
New law provides for the general re-creation of the Dept. of Public Service and its statutory
entities, effective June 30, 2018, in accordance with the "sunset" law.
New law supersedes the provisions of the "sunset" law which set out the procedure for
review and re-creation and which require a separate bill to re-create each statutory entity
within the department along with additional provisions.
New law makes July 1, 2023, the new termination date and termination would begin July 1,
2022, unless the department is re-created again.
Effective June 30, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 49:191(10)(c); Repeals R.S. 49:191(8)(i))