RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 262 (SB 179) 2022 Regular Session Reese
New law provides that absent a showing of a compelling state interest, no state agency or
state official shall impose any additional annual filings or reporting requirements by rule or
policy on a charitable organization that is more restrictive than the specific requirements for
charitable organizations under federal or state law. Provides that the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs and the House Committee on
Commerce may review any filing or reporting requirement that is more restrictive than the
requirements for charitable organization as provided in the state and federal law.
New law shall not apply to the state's direct spending programs including state grants and
state contracts or to fraud investigations. New law shall not restrict enforcement actions
against a specific nonprofit organization.
New law defines "charitable organization".
Effective June 3, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 51:1909.11)