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LA HB1096

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jacob Landry

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends R.S. 12:407(B) to allow electric cooperative bylaws to restrict the board of directors' authority to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws, whereas current law gives boards this power automatically alongside members

  • Reserves exclusively to cooperative members the authority to amend bylaws concerning dissolution of the cooperative or sale, lease, disposition, or encumbrance of all or any substantial portion of cooperative property

  • Prohibits boards of directors from adopting bylaws that conflict with R.S. 12:414, 418, or 421 (provisions governing electric cooperative operations)

  • Maintains members' existing authority to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws

Legislative Description

Provides relative to the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws of an electric cooperative

UTILITY/ELEC COOPS

Last Action

Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

4/21/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs4/21/2026
Commerce4/1/2026

Full Bill Text

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