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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana bill requires East Baton Rouge transit, park, and aging agencies to submit monthly bank statements to the legislative auditor
Last action · March 11, 2026: Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.Sponsor: Dixon McMakin
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 204 requires the Capital Area Transit System, the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, and the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging to submit their bank statements to the on the last day of every month.
Establishes a strict monthly financial reporting requirement for three major local public agencies in East Baton Rouge Parish, altering their regular compliance duties to the state .
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Capital Area Transit System
The transit system must now compile and submit its bank statements to the legislative auditor on a monthly basis.
Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
The commission must now submit bank statements to the legislative auditor on a monthly basis.
East Baton Rouge Council on Aging
The council must now submit bank statements to the legislative auditor on a monthly basis.
Key Facts
- The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge must submit bank statements to the legislative auditor monthly by the last day of each month.
- The Capital Area Transit System must submit bank statements to the legislative auditor monthly by the last day of each month.
- The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging must submit bank statements to the legislative auditor monthly by the last day of each month.
- Present law already requires the transit system to conduct annual financial audits and remain subject to inspection and audit by the legislative auditor.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Mar 11, 2026HouseDischarged from the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 11, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, recommitted to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- 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 House and Governmental Affairs.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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