ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 583
BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 45:1367(A), relative to franchise fee audits; to provide a limit
3 on which records may be addressed in a review; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 45:1367(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง1367. Franchise fee audits and dispute resolution
7 A. The local governmental subdivision, upon reasonable written request,
8 may review the business records of a cable service provider or video service provider
9 to the extent necessary to ensure payment of the franchise fee in accordance with
10 R.S. 45:1366. Except as otherwise provided in a local cable franchise agreement,
11 executed by and between a cable service provider or video service provider and a
12 local governmental subdivision, that is in effect at that time of the audit, any review
13 conducted in accordance with this Section shall not address any period more than
14 three years before the date the review is commenced.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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