SB490

SB490 Sponsored by Troy Hebert
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Limits the amount a candidate may loan to his own campaign. (8/15/08)

SB479

SB479 Sponsored by Bill Cassidy
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Permits exploratory efforts by prospective candidates without requiring disclosure reports. (1/9/09)

SB409

SB409 Sponsored by Troy Hebert
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Provides certain restrictions and disclosure requirements for funds expended on electronic media for certain candidates for public office. (1/1/09)
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Provides for the disposition of certain campaign funds when an elected official is removed from office for conviction of a felony
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Prohibits campaign contributions to certain elected officials by certain persons
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Provides for the disposition of certain campaign funds when an elected official is removed from office for conviction of a felony
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Prohibits campaign contributions to certain elected officials by certain persons
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Suspends the provisions of R.S. 18:1483(14)(c) and 1501.2 as enacted by Act No. 26 of the 2008 First Extraordinary Session relative to campaign finance

SB490

SB490 Sponsored by Troy Hebert
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Limits the amount a candidate may loan to his own campaign. (8/15/08)

SB479

SB479 Sponsored by Bill Cassidy
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Permits exploratory efforts by prospective candidates without requiring disclosure reports. (1/9/09)

SB409

SB409 Sponsored by Troy Hebert
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Provides certain restrictions and disclosure requirements for funds expended on electronic media for certain candidates for public office. (1/1/09)
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Read by title, withdrawn from the files of the House.

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Provides relative to funds for a gubernatorial transition and inauguration (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Reconsidered. Read by title and returned to the calendar subject to call.

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Provides relative to certain prescriptive periods. (8/15/08)

SB68

SB68 Sponsored by Robert Adley
Latest Action: 06/05/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Increases the contents of reports to be filed by executive branch officials.
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Provides relative to campaign contributions. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Increases penalties for the crime of bribery of voters. (gov sig)

SB47

SB47 Sponsored by Robert Adley
Latest Action: 06/05/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides for felony violations of election campaign finance law. (3/30/08) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

SB46

SB46 Sponsored by Robert Adley
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Requires any legislator to report compensation received for working on another candidate's campaign and provides for the audit of campaign reports. (3/30/08) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary C.

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Prohibits candidates for elected office from using campaign contributions to pay family members. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Requires a candidate to request employer identification from a contributor who contributes more than $250 and requires the response to be included in his reports. (1/1/10) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.

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Requires the filing of campaign reports by qualified 26 U.S.C.A. §527 political organizations regarding all persons making contributions to the organization, the amount of such contributions, and the expenditures made by the organizations. (EN +$431,715 GF EX See Note)

SB23

SB23 Sponsored by Ben Nevers
Latest Action: 07/02/2008 - Effective date 1/1/09.

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Prohibits the appointment or nomination of certain campaign contributors. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Commends Craig Steltz on his outstanding career as an LSU Tiger and for his contributions to LSU's victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship game
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Read by title, withdrawn from the files of the House.

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Provides relative to funds for a gubernatorial transition and inauguration (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Effective date: July 8, 2008.

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Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay an immediate family member with certain exceptions and provides relative to certain political organizations
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Requires certain political advertisements and communications made within 30 days of an election to include a statement identifying the person responsible for the advertisement and stating whether it was authorized by the candidate or his committee
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - 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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Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay fines, fees, and penalties assessed pursuant to campaign finance
Latest Action: 06/13/2008 - Effective date: June 13, 2008.

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Clarifies the master-servant relationship in connection with liability of political subdivisions (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

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Requires the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana to release copies of the Field Procedure Reference Guide for Public Protection

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: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Prohibits certain offenders from possessing an assault weapon (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Creates the crime of illegally supplying a felon with ammunition (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Bans the selling of knives in convenience stores (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

HB66

HB66 Sponsored by Rickey Hardy
Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Involuntarily deferred in committee.

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Requires that a sign be posted outside of alcoholic beverage outlets to notify patrons of the prohibition against possessing a firearm on premises
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against the Department of Transportation and Development in "David Lee and Pearl Lee v. State of Louisiana, DOTD"
Latest Action: 07/02/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for changes to express warranties on new motor vehicles
Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides with respect to crimes involving prostitution (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Latest Action: 02/22/2008 - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 23, nays 76. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Provides relative to campaign contributions. (gov sig)

SB47

SB47 Sponsored by Robert Adley
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Effective date 3/30/08.

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Provides for felony violations of election campaign finance law. (3/30/08) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

SB46

SB46 Sponsored by Robert Adley
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the calendar subject to call

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Requires any legislator to report compensation received for working on another candidate's campaign and provides for the audit of campaign reports. (3/30/08) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Prohibits candidates for elected office from using campaign contributions to pay family members. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the Involuntary Calendar,subject to call, by a vote of 22 yeas and 15 nays.

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Requires a candidate to request employer identification from a contributor who contributes more than $250 and requires the response to be included in his reports. (1/1/10) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Effective date 4/26/08.

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Requires the filing of campaign reports by qualified 26 U.S.C.A. §527 political organizations regarding all persons making contributions to the organization, the amount of such contributions, and the expenditures made by the organizations. (EN +$431,715 GF EX See Note)

SB23

SB23 Sponsored by Ben Nevers
Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the calendar subject to call

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Prohibits the appointment or nomination of certain campaign contributors. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB98

HB98 Sponsored by Jim Tucker
Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Prohibits statewide elected officials from accepting campaign contributions during regular sessions of the legislature (Item #7)

HB95

HB95 Sponsored by Walker Hines
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Requires political advertisements paid for by a person other than a candidate or his principal or subsidiary committee to include a statement identifying the person who paid for the advertisement and stating whether it was authorized by the candidate or his committee (Item #7(2)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

HB89

HB89 Sponsored by Jerome Richard
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - 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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Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay fines, fees, and penalties assessed pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (Item #7) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

HB78

HB78 Sponsored by Walt Leger III
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Effective date: See Act.

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Requires certain candidates for major and district offices to file disclosure reports electronically (Item #7) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Effective date: July 1, 2009.

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Provides relative to filing reports by political committees (Item #7) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 02/22/2008 - Notice removed.

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Allows the use of campaign funds for certain gifts for constituents (Item #7) (EG 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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Relative to fines for receiving excessive contributions from political committees (Item #7) (OR 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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Requires certain campaign finance reports to be filed electronically (Item #7) (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - 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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Provides that a campaign finance fine, fee, or penalty may only be paid by the person against whom the fine, fee, or penalty was assessed (Item #7(9)) (RE NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

HB40

HB40 Sponsored by Jim Tucker
Latest Action: 02/10/2008 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay a candidate's immediate family members (Item #7(3)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced 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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Limits the amount of a loan that a candidate can make to his own campaign to 10% of the total funds raised from other sources. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Effective date: July 8, 2008.

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Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay an immediate family member with certain exceptions and provides relative to certain political organizations
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Requires certain political advertisements and communications made within 30 days of an election to include a statement identifying the person responsible for the advertisement and stating whether it was authorized by the candidate or his committee
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - 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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Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay fines, fees, and penalties assessed pursuant to campaign finance