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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana restructures Auctioneers Licensing Board membership and domicile requirements under Act 138
Last action · May 15, 2026: Effective date: See Act.Sponsor: Chance Henry
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What This Bill Does
Act 138 modifies the composition, member qualifications, and domicile rules for the Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board, requiring five members to be licensed auctioneers and two to be public consumers appointed by the governor. The legislation specifies that auctioneer members must have held a license for at least five consecutive years, be at least thirty years old, and be selected from each .
The measure directly alters who qualifies to serve as a state regulator for the auction industry and specifies that the board's domicile is East Baton Rouge while allowing meetings elsewhere in the parish where the board is sued.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
auctioneers
Licensed auctioneers must meet specific district, age, and five-year licensure duration criteria to be eligible for appointment to the board from the board-provided list.
Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board members
Board composition, membership qualifications, leadership selection rules, and domicile requirements are revised under the Act.
Key Facts
- The Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board is composed of seven persons appointed by the governor, consisting of five auctioneers and two consumers from the public at large.
- Auctioneer members must be selected one from each public service commission district from a list provided by the board of current, licensed auctioneers in good standing.
- Auctioneer appointees must have been a licensee for no less than five consecutive years, be United States citizens, state residents, and at least thirty years of age.
- The governor designates one board member to serve as chairman, and the board elects a vice chairman annually by majority vote.
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- The board is domiciled in East Baton Rouge and is authorized to meet elsewhere in the state parish where the board shall be sued.
- The new board membership provisions apply only to board members appointed on or after the effective date of the Act.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 15, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 138.
- May 15, 2026HouseEffective date: See Act.
- May 13, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 12, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 12, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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- May 11, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 35 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.
- Mar 24, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
- Mar 23, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 18, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 17, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/18/2026.
- Mar 16, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 11, 2026HouseReported with amendments (14-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
- Feb 19, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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