HB228 • 2026

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of State Civil Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Joe Stagni
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 294
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about updating sections of Louisiana Revised Statutes, only that certain provisions are amended or repealed.

Re-creating the Department of State Civil Service

This act re-establishes the Louisiana Department of State Civil Service and related entities, setting a new termination date for their statutory authority.

What This Bill Does

Restores the existence of the Department of State Civil Service as of June 30, 2026.
Sets July 1, 2033, as the end date when the department and related entities will no longer have legal backing unless re-created earlier.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of State Civil Service
Statutory entities that are part of the Department

Terms To Know

Sunset Law: A law that sets a specific date when another law or government program will end unless it is renewed.
Statutory Entities: Government agencies or programs created by laws passed by the legislature.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify what happens to existing employees of the Department after July 1, 2033.
It is unclear if and how the department will be re-created before its termination date.

Bill History

2026-05-22 H
Effective date: 06/30/2026.
2026-05-22 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 294.
2026-05-19 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-19 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-18 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-11 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-07 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-08 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-07 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-01 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-01 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-25 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-25 H
Notice given.
2026-03-25 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-18 H
Reported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-20 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-19 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-19 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of State Civil Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 2942026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 228
BY REPRESENTATIVE STAGNI
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 49:191(4) and to repeal R.S. 49:191(1)(d), relative to the
3 Department of State Civil Service, including provisions to provide for the re-creation
4 of the Department of State Civil Service and the statutory entities made a part of the
5 department by law; to provide for the effective termination date for all statutory
6 authority for the existence of such statutory entities; and to provide for related
7 matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. Pursuant to R.S. 49:193, the Department of State Civil Service and the
10 statutory entities made a part of the department by law shall be re-created effective June 30,
11 2026, and all statutory authority therefor is continued in accordance with the provisions of
12 Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
13 Section 2. All statutory authority for the existence of the Department of State Civil
14 Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department as re-created by Section 1
15 of this Act shall cease as of July 1, 2033, pursuant to R.S. 49:191. However, the Department
16 of State Civil Service may be re-created prior to such date in accordance with the provisions
17 of Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
18 Section 3. The provisions of R.S. 49:193 are hereby superseded to the extent that
19 those provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this Act.
20 Section 4. R.S. 49:191(4) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
21 §191. Termination of legislative authority for existence of statutory entities; phase-
22 out period for statutory entities; table of dates
23 Notwithstanding any termination dates set by any previous Act of the
24 legislature, the statutory entities set forth in this Section shall begin to terminate their
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HB NO. 228 ENROLLED
1 operations on July first of each of the following years, and all legislative authority
2 for the existence of any statutory entity, as defined in R.S. 49:190, shall cease as of
3 July first of the following year, which shall be the termination date:
4 * * *
5 (4) July 1, 2025 2032:
6 (a) The Department of State Civil Service and all statutory entities made a
7 part of the department by law.
8 * * *
9 Section 5. R.S. 49:191(1)(d) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
10 Section 6. This Act shall become effective on June 30, 2026; if vetoed by the
11 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
12 June 30, 2026, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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