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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana exempts family members of board and commission members from specific financial disclosures
Last action · June 4, 2026: Effective date: 06/02/2026.Sponsor: Christopher Turner
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana enacted Act 777, exempting members of appointed board and commission members from certain financial disclosure requirements, while specifying conditions under which family member loans must be reported. The measure applies retroactively to January 1, 2023, and became effective upon becoming law without the governor's signature.
Appointed board and commission members and their immediate relatives face altered reporting obligations for personal liabilities and potential conflicts of interest, changing what financial data must be submitted to the .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Members of boards and commissions
Their immediate family members are exempt from certain financial disclosure requirements, and the members must provide specific certifications regarding conflicts of interest.
Immediate family members of board and commission members
They are no longer required to disclose information under R.S. 42:1114 and R.S. 42:1114.3, subject to specific loan reporting exceptions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are family members of board and commission members still required to submit financial disclosures?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
22 actions- Jun 4, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 777 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 4, 2026HouseEffective date: 06/02/2026.
- May 25, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 22, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 21, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 20, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- May 19, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
- May 13, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 12, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 4, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseReported with amendments (10-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 20, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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