RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 191 (HB 95) 2024 Regular Session Mike Johnson
Existing law provides that for meetings of all public bodies, except the legislature, each item
on the agenda shall be listed separately and described with reasonable specificity. Before the
public body may take any action on an agenda item, the presiding officer or his designee shall
read aloud the description of the item.
Existing law provides as an exception to existing law that if an agenda of a meeting of certain
governing authorities contains more than 50 items, the governing authority may take action
on items listed on a consent agenda without reading the description of each item aloud.
However, before any action is taken on items listed on a consent agenda, the governing
authority shall allow a public comment period. Authorizes an individual member of the
governing authority to remove an item from a consent agenda if he provides reasons for
individual discussion at the meeting.
Prior law provided the existing law exception applied to the following:
(1) The governing authority of a parish with a population of 200,000 or more.
(2) The governing authority of a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more.
New law instead provides the existing law exception applies to the following:
(1) The governing authority of a parish with a population of 125,000 or more.
(2) The parish school board in a parish with a population of 125,000 or more.
(3) The governing authority of a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 42:19(A)(1)(b)(ii)(dd))


Statutes affected:
HB95 Original: 42:19(A)(1)
HB95 Engrossed: 42:19(A)(1)
HB95 Enrolled: 42:19(A)(1)
HB95 Act : 42:19(A)(1)