RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 706 (HB 899) 2018 Regular Session Hilferty
Existing law provides for the Responsible Vendor Program and the curriculum for servers
and security personnel training.
New law retains existing law and requires the Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commissioner
(ATC) to create and distribute an informational pamphlet that addresses methods of
identifying and responding to rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex trafficking.
ATC is responsible for updating its responsible vendor handbook with the same data that is
listed in the informational pamphlet.
New law authorizes employers to distribute the informational pamphlets to existing and
newly hired bartenders, servers, and security personnel. Furthermore, new law includes an
immunity provision for bartenders, servers, and security personnel for reporting or failing to
report any sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment, or sex trafficking incident.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 26:933(E) and (F); Adds R.S. 26:933(G) and (H))