DIGEST
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legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 670 Original 2020 Regular Session Stefanski
Abstract: Relative to the renovation of any of the criteria or amenity requirements for qualified
truck stop facilities, authorizes such facility to suspend operations for 30 days in order to
complete the renovation and authorizes the licensee to operate video draw poker devices.
Present law provides that a qualified truck stop facility shall mean a facility covering at least five
developed contiguous acres which sells fuel, lubricating oil, and other vehicular merchandise, such
as batteries, tires, or vehicle parts for 18-wheel tractor-trailers, and which meets certain criteria
provided for in present law (R.S. 27:417(A)).
Present law provides that the criteria and amenity requirements for a qualified truck stop facility
provided for by present law shall be suspended if any portion of the property upon which the
qualified truck facility is located is expropriated by the state or one of its political subdivisions.
Further requires that the suspension remains in effect until it is possible for the licensee to meet the
requirements of present law.
Present law allows the licensee to continue to operate video draw poker devices during the period
of suspension without meeting the requirements for that particular criteria or amenity affected by the
expropriation.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that in the event of a renovation to any of the criteria
or amenity requirements or buildings housing either of these, the licensee may suspend operations
of such criteria or amenity for 30 days in order to complete the renovation. The licensee must notify
the division prior to the beginning of the renovation that would cause the suspension of any criteria
or amenity. After the initial 30-day suspension of the criteria or amenity, if the renovation is not
completed due to unforeseen circumstances, the licensee may apply to the division, and for good
cause shown, the division may grant an additional 30 days for completion. During such suspension
of the criteria or amenity, the licensee may continue to operate video draw poker devices.
(Amends R.S. 27:417(A)(2)(intro. para.) and (B)(2); Adds R.S. 27:417(B)(3))