| Instrument | Author | Status | Summary |
| SB1 | CHAISSON | SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
ACT 2 | ETHICS:Provides restrictions and disclosure requirements for contacts involving certain public servants and certain affiliated persons and entities. (gov sig) (EN +$10,000 GF EX See Note) |
| SB2 | CHAISSON | SUBJECT TO CALL - HOUSE FINAL PASSAGE | ETHICS:Prohibits certain public servants from receiving any thing of economic value for assistance to a person in a transaction for the purpose of lobbying and for such assistance for a certain period of time post public service. (RE1 NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| SB3 | CHAISSON | SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
ACT 19 | ETHICS:Repeals the gift exception for elected officials for cultural and sporting events. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| SB4 | CHAISSON | SUBJECT TO CALL - SENATE FINAL PASSAGE | ETHICS:Constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of the elected members of the legislature to enact exceptions to the Code of Governmental Ethics. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| SB5 | CHAISSON | SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
ACT 8 | ELECTED OFFICIALS:Eliminates provision authorizing certain elected officials to vote upon matters which would otherwise present a conflict of interest. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| SB6 | CHAISSON | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS | ETHICS:Requires certain public servants and candidates for certain offices to disclose certain financial information. (See Act) |
| SB7 | CHAISSON | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS | ETHICS:Requires certain public servants and candidates for certain offices to disclose certain financial informaition. (See Act) |
| SB8 | CHAISSON | SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
ACT 9 | LOBBYING:Prohibits nonpublic persons generally prohibited from giving a public servant a thing of economic value from offering food, drink or refreshment valued at greater than $50 to public servants. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| SB9 | CHAISSON | SUBJECT TO CALL - HOUSE FINAL PASSAGE | LOBBYING:Requires lobbyists to file monthly expenditure reports and to disclose expenditures in excess of $50 in the aggregate on public servants. (See Act) (REF +$448,092 GF EX See Note) |
| SB10 | CHAISSON | FAILED HOUSE FINAL PASSAGE | LOBBYING:Prohibits certain conduct by lobbyists. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| SB11 | CHAISSON | SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
ACT 13 | LOBBYING:Provides relative to lobbyist registration and expenditure report requirements. (1/1/09) (EN +$424,092 GF EX See Note) |
| SB12 | MICHOT | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
| ETHICS:Requires statewide elected officials, members of the Board of Ethics, and legislators to disclose certain financial information on an annual basis and requires candidates for statewide elective office and the legislature to disclose such information at the time of qualifying. (gov sig) (OR +$320,048 GF EX See Note) |
| SB13 | MURRAY | ASSIGNED TO SENATE JUDICIARY B
| JUSTICE DEPARTMENT:Constitutional amendment to grant original jurisdiction to the attorney general to institute and prosecute cases of public corruption. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) |
| SB14 | MARIONNEAUX | SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
ACT 14 | ELECTION CODE:Requires names and certain other information on electioneering communications and certain visual, oral and written political announcements and advertisements. (1/1/10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| SB15 | SCALISE | ASSIGNED TO SENATE RETIREMENT
| RETIREMENT BENEFITS:Requires forfeiture of public retirement or pension benefits upon conviction of certain felonies. (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE) |
| SB16 | SCALISE | ASSIGNED TO SENATE RETIREMENT
| RETIREMENT BENEFITS:Requires forfeiture of public retirement or pension benefits of elected officials convicted of certain felonies. (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE) |
| SB17 | SCALISE | ASSIGNED TO SENATE FINANCE
| RETIREMENT BENEFITS:Constitutional amendment to allow forfeiture of benefits from any public retirement or pension system, plan, or fund member upon conviction of a felony. (2/3-CA 13s1(A)) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE) |
| SB18 | SCALISE | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Considered on 2/15/2008 | GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION:Creates the office of state inspector general in the office of the governor. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| SB19 | NEVERS | SUBJECT TO CALL - SENATE FINAL PASSAGE | LOBBYING:Prohibits any expenditure by a legislative or executive lobbyist on a legislator or executive branch official. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| SB20 | NEVERS | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Considered on 2/15/2008 | ELECTED OFFICIALS:Prohibits an elected official from qualifying from any other elected office while holding his office. (gov sig) |
| SB21 | MCPHERSON | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
| ETHICS:Requires all expenditures attributable to each "public servant" to be included in the report required to be filed by registered lobbyists and provides for exceptions for group occasions. (OR +$5,000 GF EX See Note) |
| SB22 | NEVERS | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Considered on 2/15/2008 | ETHICS:Prohibits legislators and certain other elected officials from entering into contracts with the state and certain political subdivisions thereof unless competitively bid under the Public Bid Law. (gov sig) |
| SB23 | NEVERS | SUBJECT TO CALL - SENATE FINAL PASSAGE | CAMPAIGN FINANCE:Prohibits the appointment or nomination of certain campaign contributors. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| SB24 | NEVERS | ASSIGNED TO SENATE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Considered on 2/15/2008 | ETHICS:Deletes exception for free tickets and prohibit any preferential status or treatment in purchase of tickets to athletic and cultural events based on an individual's status as a public servant. (gov sig) |
| SB25 | NEVERS | SUBJECT TO CALL - SENATE FINAL PASSAGE | ETHICS:Provides that no elected official may appoint or nominate any person who contributed to the elected official's campaign for that office. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |