This bill modifies the duties of the attorney general in relation to legislative requests for written opinions. It specifies that the attorney general shall provide written opinions upon request from elective and appointive state officers, while removing the previous provision that allowed requests from either branch of the legislature. The bill introduces a structured process for legislative requests, requiring that such requests be submitted by legislators, legislative committees, or legislative bodies in accordance with specified subparagraphs. These subparagraphs outline that requests can be made by the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the chairman of a legislative standing committee when the legislature is in session, and by the president of the senate or the speaker of the house when the legislature is not in session.

The effective date for this act is set for July 1, 2024.

Statutes affected:
24LSO-0377 v0.2: 9-1-603