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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 316
BY REPRESENTATIVE LARVADAIN
CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Provides relative to deadlines for financial disclosures required
of members and certain employees of the Gaming Control Board, the Riverboat
Gaming Commission, and the La. Economic Development and Gaming Corporation
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 27:12(B), 63(A) and (B), and 226(A) and (B), relative to
3 required financial disclosures of certain members and employees of certain boards,
4 commissions, and corporations; to provide for a period of time within which to file
5 certain disclosure documents; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 27:12(B), 63(A) and (B), and 226(A) and (B) are hereby amended
8and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §12. Certain financial interests prohibited; oaths
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11 B. Each member of the board, except the ex officio members, shall file with
12 the Board of Ethics prior to no later than fifteen days from the time of confirmation,
13 and annually thereafter, a financial disclosure statement listing all assets and
14 liabilities, property and business interests, and sources of income of the member, the
15 spouse of the member, and each minor child of the member. Such financial
16 disclosure shall be completed on a form designed by the ethics board and shall
17 include a sworn affidavit as to its accuracy.
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1 §63. Standards of conduct
2 A. Each member of the commission and the supervisor shall file with the
3 Board of Ethics at no later than fifteen days from the time of appointment and
4 annually thereafter, a financial disclosure statement listing all assets and liabilities,
5 property and business interests, and sources of income of the member or supervisor,
6 the spouse of the member or supervisor, and minor children of the member or
7 supervisor.
8 B. Each employee of the commission, except secretarial and clerical
9 personnel, and each employee or agent of the division, except secretarial and clerical
10 personnel, shall file with the Board of Ethics, at no later than fifteen days from the
11 time of appointment and annually thereafter, an affidavit affirming that the employee
12 or agent and the spouse of the employee or agent does not have an interest in an
13 applicant licensee or permittee.
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15 §226. Standards of conduct
16 A. Each member of the board shall file with the Board of Ethics at no later
17 than fifteen days from the time of appointment, and annually thereafter, a financial
18 disclosure statement listing all assets and liabilities, property and business interests,
19 and sources of income of the member, the spouse of the member, and minor children
20 of the member.
21 B. Each employee of the corporation, except secretarial and clerical
22 personnel, shall file with the Board of Ethics, at no later than fifteen days from the
23 time of appointment or employment and annually thereafter, an affidavit affirming
24 that the employee and the spouse of the employee do not have an economic interest
25 in an applicant, licensee, or permittee.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the 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 316 Original 2024 Regular Session Larvadain
Abstract: Provides a 15-day period within which to file financial disclosure statements and
affidavits for members and certain employees of the Gaming Control Board, the
Riverboat Gaming Commission, and the La. Economic Development and Gaming
Corp.
Present law requires members of the Gaming Control Board, the Riverboat Gaming
Commission, and the La. Economic Development and Gaming Corp. to file a financial
disclosure statement listing all assets and liabilities, property and business interests, and
sources of income of the member, the spouse of the member, and each minor child.
Present law requires the financial disclosure statements of the board members to be filed
prior to or at the time of confirmation.
Present law requires certain employees of the Riverboat Gaming Commission and the La.
Economic Development and Gaming Corp. to file an affidavit affirming that the employee
and the spouse of the employee do not have an economic interest in an applicant, licensee,
or permittee.
Present law requires the affidavit of the employees to be filed at the time of employment or
appointment.
Proposed law retains present law but changes the filing deadline for the financial disclosure
statements of the members and the affidavits of the employees to no later that 15 days from
the time of confirmation, appointment, or employment, as applicable.
(Amends R.S. 27:12(B), 63(A) and (B), and 226(A) and (B))
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