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SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SB 188 2021 Regular Session Womack
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
HOUSING. Provides for the number of board members of the Louisiana Housing
Corporation. (8/1/21)
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Add provision for Landlords Advisory Committee to meet within 60 days of
a mayoral election to nominate a list of "landlord commissioner".
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
SB 188 Reengrossed 2021 Regular Session Womack
Present law provides that the state treasurer or his designee shall be a member of the
Louisiana Housing Corporation board.
Present law provides that the state treasurer is authorized to appoint as his designee on any
statewide board to which he is a member, the deputy state treasurer or any assistant treasurer
or any senior staff member of his office to represent him and any action taken or vote made
by such representative shall carry the full force and effect as if made by the state treasurer.
Proposed law provides that notwithstanding present law the treasurer may appoint any person
as his designee.
Present law provides that six members of the board of directors for the Louisiana Housing
Corporation shall be appointed by the governor.
Proposed law retains present law but increases the governor's appointees from six to eight.
Present law provides that not more than one member appointed by the governor pursuant to
present law shall be a resident of a single congressional district.
Proposed law retains present law but provides an exception for at-large members who may
be appointed from anywhere in the state.
Present law provides for a "landlord commissioner" appointed to the governing authority of
the housing authority in the city of New Orleans. Provides that the "landlord commissioner"
be appointed by the mayor from a list of three nominees submitted by the Landlords
Advisory Committee. Requires that the committee meet within 60 days after any vacancy in
the landlord commissioner position and nominate the list of landlord commissioners by
majority vote.
Proposed law retains these provisions but authorizes that the committee meet within 60 days
after a mayoral election is concluded.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 40:531(B)(2)(b), 600.89(A)(1), (2)(intro para), (c), and (e))
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Thomas L. Tyler
Deputy Chief of Staff