ETHICS/CODE: Provides for an exception to post-employment restrictions for sexual assault nurse examiners
HB 355 amends Louisiana's government ethics code to specifically allow former sexual assault nurse examiners to continue providing services to their former public employers on a contractual basis after leaving government jobs. The bill creates a targeted exception to standard post-employment restrictions, directly affecting sexual assault nurse examiners who transition from public healthcare roles. This change enables these professionals to maintain contractual relationships with their previous employers without violating ethics rules, focusing solely on their specific role in sexual assault care. The provision is limited to this profession and does not alter general post-employment rules for other public employees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Signed Jun 8, 2025
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MINOR
This bill converts a pre-filed proposal into an enacted law, formally adding a specific exception to state ethics rules. It allows former sexual assault nurse examiners to work on a contractual basis for their former public employers after leaving their jobs, whereas they were previously restricted by general post-employment rules.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the post-employment ethics exception to include sexual assault nurse examiners, creating a new category of eligible former public employees alongside existing exceptions for school administrators and deaf school interpreters.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a new eligibility exception allowing former sexual assault nurse examiners to provide services to their former public employers after termination.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header to reflect the final enrolled status and added a full list of sponsoring representatives.
Removed the preliminary 'Digest' section and original filing status notes, as these are no longer needed for the final enacted text.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aimee Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Delisha Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Dustin Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Larvadain
DDemocratic
Co
Edmond Jordan
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Hughes
DDemocratic
Co
Joy Walters
DDemocratic
Co
Pat Moore
DDemocratic
Co
Robby Carter
DDemocratic
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