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LA HB258

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Beau Beaullieu

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Members or officers of volunteer fire departments or combination fire departments may now hold other public offices or employments simultaneously, creating a general exemption from dual officeholding restrictions

  • Judicial branch employees, including judges serving ad hoc or pro tempore, may serve as designees or appointed members on boards, committees, task forces, or commissions in other government branches

  • The judicial branch exception is limited to part-time appointive positions only

  • Amends R.S. 42:66 by adding subsections (A)(11) and (Q) to the existing exemptions from Louisiana's dual officeholding and dual employment laws

Legislative Description

Provides for exceptions to the dual officeholding laws for volunteer firefighters and judicial branch employees

ETHICS/DUAL OFFICEHOLDG

Last Action

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

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

House and Governmental Affairs2/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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