LouisianaLaw exempts appointed board members’ families from certain financial disclosures
Immediate family members of appointed public board or commission members do not have to make disclosures under two sections covering finances and disaster or emergency contracts.
What it does
Immediate family members of appointed board or commission members are exempt from two financial disclosure rules, including one dealing with disaster or emergency contracts.
Covered financial reports exclude loans from immediate family members, even when the family lender has lobbying ties or a state contract.
Board and commission members who choose the no-conflict statement certify that their own interests or relationships did not affect their ability to perform their duties fairly.
Act No. 190 of 2024 applies back to January 1, 2023. The earlier law’s rules are not included, so its practical effects are unclear here.
Argument forThe exemptions could spare immediate family members disclosure paperwork tied to a relative’s appointment to a public board or commission.
Argument againstFamily disclosure exemptions could leave the public with less information about financial ties involving appointed board members, including emergency contracts.
More detail
Immediate family members of appointed board or commission members are exempt from reporting under these two disclosure sections. These exemptions apply to immediate family members of appointed members, not the families of all public officials. The exemptions cover these two sections, not every financial reporting requirement. The action history records June 2, 2026, as the law’s effective date.
People filing the covered financial reports may leave out loans from immediate family members. The debt-reporting rule covers amounts the filer or spouse owes that exceed $10,000 on the last day of the reporting period. The family-loan exclusion has no exception for a family lender’s lobbying ties or state contracts.
Board and commission members choosing this statement certify that their own interests or relationships did not create a conflict that affected their work. The statement covers the board or commission member’s own interests and relationships, rather than those of immediate family members. This certification is one reporting option. It concerns personal or financial interests or relationships that created a conflict affecting the member’s ability to perform duties fairly.
Act No. 190 of 2024 applies back to an earlier date. This provision applies to Act No. 190 from Louisiana’s 2024 regular legislative session. January 1, 2023, is the date to which Act No. 190 applies retroactively.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 4Becomes Act No. 777 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 4Effective date: 06/02/2026.
- May 25Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.To Governor
- May 22Sent to the Governor for executive approval.Minor
- May 21Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 20Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1424). Result: pass.Lower
- May 19Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
- May 13Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 12Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#761). Result: pass.Upper
- May 4Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- Apr 29Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 28Reported favorably.Minor
- Apr 15Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.Minor
- Apr 14Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#477). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 13Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
- Apr 9Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 8Reported with amendments (10-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Minor
- Feb 20Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 20Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Minor
- Feb 20First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.Introduced
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