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Subcommittee
H/S Bill # Description Comments Category Subcommittee Recommendation
(Constitutional Amendment) Increases the number of associate supreme court justices
and increases the required number of justices concurring in order to render judgment.
Provides for eight associate supreme court justices and requires the concurrence of Waiting on LDJA
HB 425 five justices to render judgment. Courts/Judges D Position
Requires elected judges, justices of the peace, and candidates for such offices to file
financial disclosure statements that disclose the same information required of filers of
Tier 2 disclosures pursuant to the Code of Governmental Ethics (ethics code), requires
the judicial administrator to transmit those statements to the Bd. of Ethics (board), and
requires those statements to be available to the public via the board's website. Waiting on LDJA
HB 496 Courts/Judges D Position
HB 507 Authorizes electronic filings in criminal cases. Criminal C Support - Low
Provides for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer
opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis.
PP 8-9: B. No cause of action may be maintained against any school coach, school,
school board, employee of a school or school board, school board member, or
postsecondary education board member who prohibits a biological male from
participating in a female, girls', or women's athletic team or sporting event pursuant to HIGHLY (A) - NO POSITION
HB 542 the requirements of this Chapter DIVISIVE Limitation of Liability/LGBT A / D (D) Support - Medium
Waiting on LDJA
HB 584 Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 SUPPORT Courts/Judges D Position
Creates the Office of the State Public Defender and Justice Investment and repeals the
HB 586 La. Public Defender Board. Criminal C Opposed - HIGH

SALES TAX
Provides for state and local sales and use taxes. PP4-5: (14) "Sales of services" ON LEGAL
means and includes the following: (t) Legal services...(cc) Professional association SERVICES/ & Practice of Law/Tax on Legal
HB 605 dues. LSBA DUES (?) Services D Opposed - HIGH

Prepared by:
Richard P. Lemmler, Jr.
LSBA Ethics Counsel
4/9/2021
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