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HB250 • 2026

ETHICS: Provides with respect to disclosure of certain information by members of boards or commissions

ETHICS: Provides with respect to disclosure of certain information by members of boards or commissions

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Christopher Turner
Last action
2026-06-04
Official status
Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 777
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms for non-compliance with the disclosure requirements.

Ethics Law for Board Members and Their Families

This law changes how members of boards and commissions, as well as their immediate family members, must disclose financial information.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules about what board members need to tell others about their money matters.
  • Says that family members of board members don't have to share certain financial details unless they are a lobbyist or work with someone who is a lobbyist, or if they do business with the state.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of boards and commissions in Louisiana
  • Immediate family members of board members

Terms To Know

Board member
A person who is part of a group that makes decisions for an organization or government body.
Lobbyist
Someone who tries to influence the actions of lawmakers or other decision-makers on behalf of a client or cause.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what happens if someone breaks these rules.
  • It is unclear how this will affect people who are both board members and lobbyists, or their family members.

Amendments

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

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the financial disclosure requirements for members of boards or commissions by removing certain family member disclosures and providing retroactive application to a previous law.

  • Removes the requirement for board or commission members to disclose loans from immediate family members who are registered lobbyists, employed by lobbyists, employ lobbyists, or have contracts with the state.
  • Provides that Act No. 190 of the 2024 Regular Session, which requires candidates to file financial disclosure statements, applies retroactively starting January 1, 2023.
  • The amendment text is complex and includes multiple changes to existing laws, making it difficult to summarize all impacts in simple terms.
  • Some specific legal details are omitted or unclear from the provided summary.
Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB250 4311 3371 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB250 4311 3371 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 250 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 13, after "family of" and before "member" delete "a" and insert "an 3 appointed" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Draft

Plain English: HCAHB250 4311 1886 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB250 4311 1886 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 250 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 13, after "family of" and before "member" delete "a" and insert "an 3 appointed" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB250 requires members of certain boards and commissions to disclose specific information.

  • Adds requirements for board and commission members to disclose certain types of information.
  • The official text does not provide details on what specific information must be disclosed or how the disclosure should occur, making it hard to explain further changes.
Adopted

Plain English: The amendment makes a previous law effective from January 1, 2023, instead of when it was originally passed in 2024.

  • Adds language to make Act No. 190 of the 2024 Regular Session apply retroactively to January 1, 2023.
  • The amendment does not provide details about what specific changes Act No. 190 made or how it affects members of boards or commissions before its original effective date in 2024.
Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to HB250 that specifies when the bill will take effect.

  • Adds a new section stating that the bill becomes law upon the governor's signature or after the time for automatic enactment without signature has passed, if not vetoed.
  • The amendment does not provide details about what happens if the governor vetoes the bill and it is later overridden by the legislature.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-04 H

    Effective date: 06/01/2026.

  2. 2026-06-04 H

    Becomes Act No. 777 without the Governor's signature.

  3. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-22 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. 2026-05-21 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-20 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-19 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  8. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  9. 2026-05-12 S

    Rules 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.

  10. 2026-05-04 S

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

  11. 2026-04-29 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-04-28 S

    Reported favorably.

  13. 2026-04-15 S

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

  14. 2026-04-14 S

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

  15. 2026-04-14 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  16. 2026-04-13 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.

  17. 2026-04-09 H

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

  18. 2026-04-08 H

    Reported with amendments (10-0).

  19. 2026-03-09 H

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

  20. 2026-02-20 H

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

  21. 2026-02-20 H

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

  22. 2026-02-20 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

ETHICS: Provides with respect to disclosure of certain information by members of boards or commissions

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 7772026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 250
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1124.2(C)(9)(e) and 1124.2.1(C)(7)(a) and to enact R.S.
3 42:1114(F) and 1114.3(F), relative to financial disclosure requirements; to provide
4 for the disclosure requirements for individuals serving on certain boards and
5 commissions; to provide for the disclosure requirements for immediate family
6 members of such individuals; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 42:1124.2(C)(9)(e) and 1124.2.1(C)(7)(a) are hereby amended and
9 reenacted and R.S. 42:1114(F) and 1114.3(F) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §1114. Financial disclosure
11 * * *
12 F. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a member
13 of the immediate family of an appointed member of a board or commission shall not
14 be required to disclose information required by this Section.
15 * * *
16 §1114.3. Disaster or emergency contracts; prohibition; disclosure
17 * * *
18 F. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, a member
19 of the immediate family of an appointed member of a board or commission shall not
20 be required to disclose information required by this Section.
21 * * *
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HB NO. 250 ENROLLED
1 §1124.2. Financial disclosure; certain elected officials; members of certain boards
2 and commissions; ethics administrator
3 * * *
4 C. The financial statement required by this Section shall be filed on a form
5 prescribed by the Board of Ethics and shall include the following information:
6 * * *
7 (9) The name and address of each creditor, and name of each guarantor, if
8 any, to whom the individual or spouse owes any liability which exceeds ten thousand
9 dollars on the last day of the reporting period excluding:
10 * * *
11 (e) Any loan from an immediate family member, unless such family member
12 is a registered lobbyist, or his principal or employer is a registered lobbyist, or he
13 employs or is a principal of a registered lobbyist, or unless such family member has
14 a contract with the state.
15 * * *
16 §1124.2.1. Financial disclosure; members of boards and commissions
17 * * *
18 C. The financial statement required by this Section shall be filed on a form
19 prescribed by the Board of Ethics and shall include the following information:
20 * * *
21 (7) One of the following:
22 (a) A certification that neither the individual nor any member of his
23 immediate family has not had a personal or financial interest in any entity, contract,
24 or business or a personal or financial relationship that in any way posed a conflict of
25 interest which affected the impartial performance of the individual's duties as a
26 member of the board or commission.
27 * * *
28 Section 2. Act No. 190 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be given
29 retroactive application to January 1, 2023.
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1 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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