DIGEST
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HB 276 Original 2025 Regular Session Berault
Abstract: Authorizes St. Tammany Parish to create and provide for local ethics entities.
Present law authorizes the city of New Orleans and the parishes of East Baton Rouge and Jefferson
to create local ethics entities, including without limitation an ethics review board or office of
inspector general and to adopt and enforce local codes of conduct or ethics ordinances.
Present law allows these local governmental subdivisions to designate a local ethics entity as a law
enforcement agency and further allows the local governmental subdivision to confer upon a local
ethics entity all investigative powers and privileges belonging to a law enforcement agency under
state law.
Present law provides that a local ethics entity may investigate all entities receiving funds through or
for the benefit of the local governmental subdivision.
Present law provides for the confidentiality of records and proceedings during preliminary
investigations.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law additionally provides that present law applies to the parish of St. Tammany.
(Amends R.S. 33:9611(A)(1))