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HB202 • 2026

CIVIL SERVICE/UNCLASSIFD: Provides relative to job advertisement requirements and notice to applicants

CIVIL SERVICE/UNCLASSIFD: Provides relative to job advertisement requirements and notice to applicants

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Dixon McMakin
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 534
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on consequences for non-compliance or the impact on existing job postings before August 1, 2026.

Job Ad Requirements for State Jobs

This act requires the Department of State Civil Service to include salary information and provide rejection notices when hiring for classified state positions.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires job announcements for vacant classified positions to list the salary or salary range.
  • Requires the Department of State Civil Service to notify applicants if they are rejected or if a position has been filled after their application.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of State Civil Service
  • Applicants for classified state positions

Terms To Know

classified state civil service position
A job in the Louisiana government that follows specific hiring and employment rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what happens if the department fails to follow these requirements.
  • It is unclear how this will affect current job postings before the effective date of August 1, 2026.

Amendments

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

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB202 4311 2568 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Newell to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • HFAHB202 4311 2568 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Newell to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 202 by Representative McMakin 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, delete lines 13 and 14 and insert the following: 3 "Department of State Civil Service and is rejected or the vacancy has been filled, the 4 department shall notify the applicant of the rejection or that the vacancy has been 5 filled, as applicable." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB202 4311 2430 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB202 4311 2430 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 202 by Representative McMakin 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 3, after "announcement of" and before "job" delete "unclassified" and insert 3 "classified" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 8, after "Vacancies in" and before "state" delete "unclassified" and insert 6 "classified" 7 AMENDMENT NO.
Draft

Plain English: HCAHB202 4311 2198 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB202 4311 2198 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 202 by Representative McMakin 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 3, after "announcement of" and before "job" delete "unclassified" and insert 3 "classified" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 8, after "Vacancies in" and before "state" delete "unclassified" and insert 6 "classified" 7 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-29 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 534.

  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. 2026-04-07 S

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

  12. 2026-04-01 S

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

  13. 2026-03-31 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-03-30 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.

  15. 2026-03-26 H

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

  16. 2026-03-25 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. 2026-02-19 H

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

  20. 2026-02-19 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

CIVIL SERVICE/UNCLASSIFD: Provides relative to job advertisement requirements and notice to applicants

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 5342026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 202
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAKIN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 42:375.1, relative to State Civil Service; to provide relative to the
3 announcement of classified job vacancies; to require certain information within the
4 job announcement; to provide for notice of rejection; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 42:375.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §375.1. Vacancies in classified state civil service positions; announcement of job
9 vacancies; required information; notice of rejection
10 A. The Department of State Civil Service shall list the salary or salary range
11 within each job announcement for a vacant classified position.
12 B. If an individual applies for a vacant classified position posted by the
13 Department of State Civil Service and is rejected or the vacancy has been filled, the
14 department shall notify the applicant of the rejection or that the vacancy has been
15 filled, as applicable.
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
are additions.