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LA SB197
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Stine
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AI Summary
- Requires paid celebrity endorsements in political communications to disclose whether the celebrity was paid by the candidate/committee, paid by a third party but authorized by the candidate, or not authorized by any candidate
- Defines "celebrity" as a widely recognized person or public figure famous at the national, regional, or local level, and "paid celebrity endorsement" as financial compensation to promote a ballot initiative, candidate, issue, party, or proposition
- Unauthorized celebrity endorsement communications must include the name, physical address, telephone number, and website of the paying person or organization
- Mandates candidates report celebrity endorsement expenditures including the dollar amount, celebrity name, payment date, and nature of the endorsement communication
- Effective August 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Provides for requirements on celebrity endorsements for elections
ELECTION DAYS
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
4/14/2025
Committee Referrals
Governmental Affairs4/4/2025
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