SLS 21RS-282 ENGROSSED
2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 124
BY SENATOR HEWITT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. Requires the playing or singing of the national anthem
prior to certain athletic contests. (8/1/21)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 4:3, relative to the playing or singing of the national anthem prior to certain
3 athletic contests; to provide for requirements; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 4:3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง3. Playing or singing of the national anthem at certain athletic contests
7 No athletic contest may be held in a venue, the construction of which was
8 financed wholly or partially by the state or a political subdivision of the state,
9 unless the contest is preceded by the playing or singing of the national anthem.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 124 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Hewitt
Proposed law provides that no athletic contest shall be held in a venue, the construction of
which was funded wholly or partially by the state or a political subdivision of the state
without the playing of the national anthem prior to the contest.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Adds R.S. 4:3)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.