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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana abolishes inactive state boards, commissions, and funds under Act 571
Last action · May 29, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Mike Johnson and 13 others
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana Governor signed House Bill 861 into law as Act 571, officially abolishing numerous inactive state boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities, districts, and related funds. The measure removes statutory provisions, powers, functions, and duties for over two dozen inactive entities following recommendations from the October 1, 2025 Legislative Auditor Report. The law takes effect on August 1, 2026.
Streamlines state government operations by eliminating defunct statutory bodies, updating cross-references in remaining laws, and removing obsolete reporting requirements across multiple state agencies.
- State legislatures periodically conduct administrative reviews to dissolve statutory boards and commissions that have become inactive, unfunded, or obsolete. context
- The Louisiana Legislative Auditor conducts periodic evaluations of state boards and commissions to identify inactive entities that no longer serve a functional purpose. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Louisiana state government agencies
State agencies must remove references to abolished boards and update administrative procedures and reporting requirements.
Statutory boards and commissions
Selected inactive boards, commissions, and funds are dissolved and their statutory authorities repealed.
Key Facts
- Act 571 repeals statutory provisions for multiple inactive state entities, including the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration and the Equal Pay Commission.
- Abolishes the Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation and its program advisory board.
- Terminates the Byways Commission and repeals Part III-A of Chapter 9 of Title 56.
- Repeals provisions related to the Louisiana Health Plan under Title 22.
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- Eliminates the Waste Tire Task Force by repealing sections from prior legislative acts.
- Removes statutory references to the Louisiana Sentencing Commission from agency cooperation statutes while retaining relevant administrative definitions.
- Sets the effective date of the act as August 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
24 actions- May 29, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 571.
- May 29, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 26, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 25, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 25, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 20, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
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- May 20, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- May 20, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- May 19, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
- May 13, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 12, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 4, 2026SenateFloorReported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateReported with amendments.
- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 7, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Discoveries
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Systematic Sunset of Inactive State Entities
The legislature systematically eliminated over two dozen inactive or defunct advisory commissions, financing corporations, and specialized funds in a single omnibus bill following the Legislative Auditor's recommendations.
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