Louisiana House Bill 131 (2015)
| Louisiana House Bill 131 (Act 50) | |
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| Legislature: | Louisiana State Legislature |
| Text: | HB 131 (Act 50) |
| Sponsor(s): | Rep. John Berthelot (R-88) |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced: | March 24, 2015 |
| State house: | April 30, 2015 |
| State senate: | May 26, 2015 |
| Governor: | Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) |
| Signed: | June 5, 2015 |
| Legal environment | |
| State law: | Recall |
| Code: | Louisiana Revised Statutes |
| Section: | 18:1300.13 |
Louisiana House Bill 131, a law concerning candidate eligibility after a successful recall, was introduced by Rep. John Berthelot (R-88) on March 24, 2015. It was approved in the Louisiana House of Representatives on April 30, 2015, in a vote of 88-2. In the Louisiana State Senate, the bill was approved on May 26, 2015. It was signed into law as Act 50 by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) on June 5, 2015.[1]
Provisions
- See also: Laws governing recall in Louisiana
House Bill 131 added a provision to Louisiana's recall law preventing any recalled municipal official from running as a candidate in any special election scheduled before a regularly scheduled municipal election to fill the vacancy caused by the recall.[1]
Amendment text
House Bill 131 added the following subsection to Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 1300.13:[1]
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(b) If the recalled public officer was removed from office as a member of the governing authority of a municipality governed by Part I of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, he shall also be ineligible as a candidate at an election to fill a vacancy on the governing authority that is held prior to the next regularly scheduled election for members of the governing authority following the recall of the public officer.[2] |
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Open States, "Louisiana House Bill 131 (2015)," accessed August 6, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
