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HB177 • 2026

COURTS/COURT REPORTERS: Excludes court reporters from the two-year waiting period for rehiring relative to termination of public service (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

COURTS/COURT REPORTERS: Excludes court reporters from the two-year waiting period for rehiring relative to termination of public service (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Nicholas Muscarello
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 532
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on whether there are specific conditions or requirements for the contracts beyond them being required to exist.

Court Reporters Can Work for Former Employers

This act allows former court reporters to provide services to their previous public employer without waiting two years.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows a former court reporter to render services on a contractual basis to or for their former public employer after termination of service.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Former court reporters who want to work again for their previous public employer.
  • Public employers who hire former court reporters.

Terms To Know

Court Reporter
A person whose job is to write down everything said in a courtroom during trials and other legal proceedings.
Contract Basis
Working under an agreement that outlines the terms of employment, like how long someone will work and what they will be paid.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies to court reporters.
  • It is unclear if there are specific conditions or requirements for these contracts beyond the basic rule that they must exist.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB177 3645 2318 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB177 3645 2318 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 177 by Representative Muscarello 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" and before "relative" delete "R.S.
  • 42:1121(K)," and insert 3 "R.S.
Draft

Plain English: HCAHB177 3645 2095 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB177 3645 2095 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 177 by Representative Muscarello 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" and before "relative" delete "R.S.
  • 42:1121(K)," and insert 3 "R.S.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-29 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 532.

  3. 2026-05-28 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-27 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-27 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-26 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-26 S

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. 2026-05-25 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. 2026-05-21 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-05-20 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-03-31 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  12. 2026-03-30 S

    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  13. 2026-03-30 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-03-26 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.

  15. 2026-03-25 H

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  16. 2026-03-24 H

    Reported with amendments (14-0).

  17. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  18. 2026-02-20 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

  19. 2026-02-18 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  20. 2026-02-18 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

COURTS/COURT REPORTERS: Excludes court reporters from the two-year waiting period for rehiring relative to termination of public service (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 5322026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 177
BY REPRESENTATIVE MUSCARELLO
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 42:1121(B)(4), relative to assistance after termination of public service; to
3 provide an exception for court reporters to render services to a former public
4 employer after termination of public service; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 42:1121(B)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §1121. Assistance to certain persons after termination of public service
8 * * *
9 B.
10 * * *
11 (4) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a former official court reporter from
12 rendering services on a contractual basis to or for his former public employer.
13 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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