Title 24, Legislature and Laws

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La. Rev. Stat. § 24:68 Repealed by Acts 1968, No
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§68. Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 472, §2
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:681 Capitol security director; qualifications; compensation
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§681. Capitol security director; qualifications; compensation A. There shall be a director of capitol security who shall be the chief security officer for the legislature. The director of capitol security shall be elected by the favorable vote of a majority of the elected members…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:682 Duties and functions
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§682. Duties and functions A. Subject to the general direction and supervision of the Capitol Security Council, the director of capitol security shall have the following duties and functions: (1) Oversee law enforcement and physical security for the areas within the state capitol…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:683 Employees; salaries
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§683. Employees; salaries The director of capitol security shall make recommendations of employment for all security officers and other necessary employees and shall recommend salaries to the Capitol Security Council for approval by the president of the Senate and the speaker of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:684 Domicile
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§684. Domicile The offices of the director of capitol security shall be domiciled in the state capitol complex in Baton Rouge. Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:685 Responsibility to legislature; lead investigative officer; supplemental operating funds
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§685. Responsibility to legislature; lead investigative officer; supplemental operating funds A. The director of capitol security shall, in every aspect of his functions, duties, and operations, be responsible solely to the legislature and to no other branch of state government a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:69 Duty of emergency interim successors
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§69. Duty of emergency interim successors Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successors to keep themselves s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:691 Capitol Security Council; membership; officers; vacancies
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§691. Capitol Security Council; membership; officers; vacancies A. The Capitol Security Council, referred to in this Part as the "council", is hereby created. B. The council shall be composed of ten members as follows: (1) The president of the Senate. (2) Four members appointed b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:692 Powers and duties
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§692. Powers and duties A. The council shall have such powers and duties as are conferred upon it by this Chapter and such other duties as are provided by law or otherwise assigned by the legislature and shall meet from time to time as it deems necessary. B. The council shall be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:693 Contempt of council; authority to conduct proceedings
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§693. Contempt of council; authority to conduct proceedings Failure to comply with any order of the council issued in accordance with or under the authority of this Chapter, refusal to testify, or any act of disrespect or of disorderly or contemptuous behavior before the council …
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:694 Capitol security; joint rule
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§694. Capitol security; joint rule Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the legislature may, by joint rule, provide for the structure, authority, powers, functions, and duties of the council, the director of capitol security, capitol security officers, c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:7 Committee meetings between sessions; video conferencing
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§7. Committee meetings between sessions; video conferencing A legislative committee meeting that is held between sessions of the legislature and during which no vote on any matter having the effect of law is to be taken may be conducted by video conference. Each house of the legi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:7.1 Participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for
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§7.1. Participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for legislative bodies A. During a gubernatorially declared state of emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:724 et seq., or a gubernatorially declared state of public health emergency pursuant to R.S. 29…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:70 Place of legislative session
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§70. Place of legislative session Whenever, in the event of an attack or upon finding that an attack may be imminent, the governor deems the place of session then prescribed to be unsafe, he may change it to any place within or without the state which he deems safer and convenien…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:71 Convening of legislature in event of attack
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§71. Convening of legislature in event of attack In the event of an attack, the governor shall call the legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within ninety days following the inception of the attack. If the governor fails to issue such call, the legisla…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:711 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§711. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:72 Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor
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§72. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor A final emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties until the incumbent legislator elected and legally qualified can act. Each house of the legislature shall, in acco…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:73 Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors
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§73. Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors When a final emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:74 Quorum and vote requirements
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§74. Quorum and vote requirements In the event of an attack: (1) Quorum requirements for the legislature shall be suspended, and (2) Where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action otherwise would be required, the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:75 Termination of operation of provisions of this Part
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§75. Termination of operation of provisions of this Part The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators, and the operation of the provisions of this Part relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:751 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§751. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:752 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§752. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:753 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§753. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:754 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§754. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:755 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§755. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:756 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§756. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:761 Legislative libraries
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§761. Legislative libraries A. A law library known as the "Huey P. Long Memorial Law Library" shall be located in the state capitol building and administered by the Senate with funds allocated by the Legislative Budgetary Control Council or otherwise made available for such purpo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:77.1 Temporary successor; selection; definitions
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§77.1. Temporary successor; selection; definitions A. In accordance with Article III, Section 4(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana, for each legislator who is ordered to active duty in the armed services for a period of one hundred eighty days or more, a person shall be designat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:77.2 Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by temporary successor; requirements
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§77.2. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by temporary successor; requirements A. A temporary successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties of the legislator from the date the legislator reports to active duty in the armed services until the legislator noti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:77.3 Privileges, immunities, and compensation of temporary successors; compensation of legislator
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§77.3. Privileges, immunities, and compensation of temporary successors; compensation of legislator A. During the time period a temporary successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges, immunities, and compensation as pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:77.4 Temporary successors; prohibition on seeking legislative office
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§77.4. Temporary successors; prohibition on seeking legislative office No person who is serving as a temporary successor at the time of the opening of qualifying for the election for the legislative office to which he was designated to serve as a temporary successor shall be elig…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:771 Definitions
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§771. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Agency" means an office, department, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, institution, college or university, division, officer, or other person or group within the execu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:772 Distribution of reports
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§772. Distribution of reports A.(1) To comply with any provision of law and any resolution requiring or requesting the submission of reports to the legislature, the agency shall send an e-mail notification which contains an electronic copy of the report to the David R. Poynter Le…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:775 Commissioner of insurance; reports to legislature
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§775. Commissioner of insurance; reports to legislature A. The commissioner of insurance shall, at least twice each calendar year, report to the Senate and House committees on insurance relative to insurance regulation in this state. B. The report shall include information and da…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:781 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§781. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:782 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§782. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:783 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§783. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:784 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§784. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:785 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§785. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:786 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§786. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:787 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§787. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:8 Authority to attend meetings of state boards, commissions, agencies and committees
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§8. Authority to attend meetings of state boards, commissions, agencies and committees The members of the legislature shall be eligible and are hereby authorized to attend any meeting of any state board, commission, agency or committee and such attendance shall be permitted at bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:801 Findings; purpose
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§801. Findings; purpose The legislature finds and declares that there is a need for a permanent intergovernmental advisory body to study and report on: (1) The current pattern of local governmental structure and its viability. (2) The powers and functions of local governments, in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:802 Creation; composition
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§802. Creation; composition A. There is hereby created a Louisiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. B. The commission shall be composed of nineteen members as follows: (1) Three elected municipal officials appointed by the executive board of the Louisiana Munic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:803 Functions and duties
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§803. Functions and duties The commission shall have the following functions and duties: (1) To serve as an advisory agency of the legislature and be responsible solely to the legislature in every aspect of its functions, duties, and operations. (2) To serve as a forum for the di…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:804 Meetings; hearings; committees
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§804. Meetings; hearings; committees A. The commission shall hold meetings quarterly and at such times as it deems necessary. The commission may hold hearings from time to time on matters within its purview. B. To the extent permitted by and in accordance with R.S. 44:1 et seq., …
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:805 Staff
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§805. Staff The commission shall use existing staff of the legislature, including but not limited to personnel of the legislative fiscal office. Acts 1986, No. 1024, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 1024, §3.}} {{NOTE: ACTS 1989, NO. 672, §1 REPEALED ACTS 1986, N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:806 Finances
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§806. Finances A.(1) No member of the commission shall receive any salary for duties performed as a member of the commission. (2) Legislator members of the commission shall receive per diem and be reimbursed for expenses as provided by law and the rules of the Senate or House of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:81 Louisiana Commission on Uniform State Laws; creation; appointment of members; compensation
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§81. Louisiana Commission on Uniform State Laws; creation; appointment of members; compensation A. The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint two persons who shall constitute the Louisiana Commission on Uniform State Laws. The t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:82 Duties of commission
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§82. Duties of commission The commission shall: (1) Examine the subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the various states is desirable. (2) Confer upon these matters with the commissioners appointed by other states and territories for the same purpose. (3) Consider and …