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Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Exempts certain transactions from certain disclosure requirements

HB236

HB236 Sponsored by Sam Jones
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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Removes population restriction to provide that an exception to the ethics code applies to members of parish and municipal governing authorities in all parishes and municipalities

HB23

HB23 Sponsored by Walt Leger III
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Effective date: 4/26/2008.

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Allows participation in the Wills for Heroes program by certain public servants (Item #4) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 02/10/2008 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Repeals certain exceptions relative to the acceptance by an elected official of certain things of economic value for certain cultural or sporting events (Item #2(10))
Latest Action: 02/10/2008 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Prohibits a statewide elected official or legislator from using any thing of economic value belonging to the state or any political subdivision for certain personal use under certain circumstances (Item #4) (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

HB62

HB62 Sponsored by Rickey Hardy
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - By vote of 73 yeas, 23 nays, entire subject matter tabled.

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Requires the Board of Ethics to impose certain penalties on a person who has violated law within the jurisdiction of the board to his economic advantage (Item #4) (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

HB63

HB63 Sponsored by Rickey Hardy
Latest Action: 02/10/2008 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Relative to prohibition on legislators and certain affiliated persons entering into certain contracts with governmental entities, removes exception for those awarded by competitive processes (Item #2) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Effective date: March 14, 2008.

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Provides for a process for declaratory opinions of the Board of Ethics (Item #4) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

HB89

HB89 Sponsored by Jean M. Doerge
Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date: See Act.

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Provides relative to the payment of interest on DROP account balances for DROP participants in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE EX)
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the qualifications of child custody mediators

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Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Vetoed by the Governor.

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To provide an exception to the ethics code relative to certain transactions for governmental services
Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - HB1336: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 173.

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To provide for an exception to the ethics code for permits and incidental transactions under the state uniform construction code
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: June 30, 2008.

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Excludes certain members of the National Guard from the definition of "public employee" for purposes of the Code of Governmental Ethics
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Provides relative to enforcement of laws under the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics, including provisions for issuance of declaratory opinions by the Ethics Adjudicatory Board and for appeal of such opinions and other decisions and actions of the adjudicatory board
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Allows the acceptance of certain things of economic value and certain gifts from certain persons
Latest Action: 07/11/2008 - Vetoed by the Governor.

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Allows a physician on the board of commissioners of a hospital service district to engage in certain transactions
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Provides relative to the acceptance of admission to certain events by elected officials
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Provides relative to the acceptance of admission to certain events by public servants (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the calendar subject to call

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Provides relative to the acceptance of admission to certain events by public servants
Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Vetoed by the Governor.

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To provide an exception to the ethics code relative to certain transactions for governmental services