HB 975

ENROLLED
 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 860
 HOUSE BILL NO. 975
 BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. BLANC
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 49:191(3)(b) and to repeal R.S. 49:191(1)(b), relative to the Department of
3Public Service, including provisions to provide for the re-creation of the Department
4of Public Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law; to
5provide for the effective termination date for all statutory authority for the existence
6of such statutory entities; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related
7matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9Section 1. Pursuant to R.S. 49:193, the Department of Public Service and the
10 statutory entities made a part of the department by law shall be re-created effective June 30,
11 2026, and all statutory authority therefor is continued in accordance with the provisions of
12 Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
13Section 2. All statutory authority for the existence of the Department of Public
14 Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department as re-created by Section 1
15 of this Act shall cease as of July 1, 2031, pursuant to R.S. 49:191. However, the Department
16 of Public Service may be re-created prior to such date in accordance with the provisions of
17 Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
18Section 3. The provisions of R.S. 49:193 are hereby superseded to the extent that
19 those provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this Act.
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 HB NO. 975  ENROLLED
1Section 4. R.S. 49:191(3)(b) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
2§191. Termination of legislative authority for existence of statutory entities; phase-
3out period for statutory entities; table of dates
4Notwithstanding any termination dates set by any previous Act of the
5legislature, the statutory entities set forth in this Section shall begin to terminate their
6operations on July first of each of the following years, and all legislative authority
7for the existence of any statutory entity, as defined in R.S. 49:190, shall cease as of
8July first of the following year, which shall be the termination date:
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10(3) July 1, 2030:
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12(b) The Department of Public Service and all statutory entities made a part
13of the department by law.
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15Section 5. R.S. 49:191(1)(b) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
16Section 6. This Act shall become effective on June 30, 2026; if vetoed by the
17 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
18 June 30, 2026, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
 APPROVED:
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