SB 458: LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for local ethics entities. (8/1/26) - Louisiana

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2407, McMath, Adopted → SB458 Act 518 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and enacted as Act No. 518, converting the draft Senate Floor Note into an official law. The core policy content remains unchanged, establishing a legal framework for St. Tammany Parish to allocate taxes collected for local ethics entities to specific local agencies to ensure compliance with state ethics laws.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from a general proposal to a specific enactment limited exclusively to St. Tammany Parish, removing the generic 'agencies' terminology in favor of a singular 'agency' to match the specific jurisdiction.

TECHNICAL

Removed the header identifying the document as 'Senate Floor Amendments' and replaced it with official 'Enrolled Act' formatting.

Deleted the placeholder text '1...1' used to mark proposed deletions in the draft version.

Changed the plural term 'agencies' to the singular 'agency' in the operative text to align with the specific jurisdiction of St. Tammany Parish.

ENFORCEMENT

Added the formal legal enactment language, including the Governor's approval signature block and the standard coding legend for deletions and additions.

SB458 Original → Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2407, McMath, Adopted · 1 edit

MINOR

The amendment changes the bill to require that funds from local ethics entity taxes be allocated to a single 'agency' rather than multiple 'agencies'. This modification narrows the scope of eligible recipients for these funds, ensuring that the allocated resources are directed to one specific entity within the local jurisdiction instead of being distributed among several.

Scope change

The scope of fund allocation was narrowed from potentially multiple local agencies to a single local agency.

FISCAL

Changed the recipient of allocated ethics entity funds from 'any local agencies' (plural) to 'any local agency' (singular), limiting the distribution to one specific agency per entity.

SB458 Enrolled → SB458 Original · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from an enrolled version to its original draft form, restoring the standard legislative header and removing administrative signatures. The core policy text was simplified to remove a specific reference to 'St. Tammany Parish,' changing the law to apply to any local governmental subdivision rather than just one parish.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened from applying exclusively to St. Tammany Parish to applying to any local governmental subdivision in the state.

SCOPE

Removed the specific limitation to 'St. Tammany Parish,' allowing any local governmental subdivision to use ethics entity funds for local agencies.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the enrolled version header with the original draft header and removed signatures from the Senate President, Speaker, and Governor.

Added a digest section and legislative services coding notes to the original draft version.

SB458 Reengrossed → SB458 Enrolled · 3 edits · May 25, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version, removing internal legislative markings and adding signatures from the Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor. The core policy regarding tax allocation for ethics entities in St. Tammany Parish remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope is now limited specifically to St. Tammany Parish, whereas the reengrossed version used broader language about 'local governmental subdivisions.'

SCOPE

The bill was narrowed to apply only to St. Tammany Parish, removing the general authorization for other local governmental subdivisions to establish similar ethics entities.

TECHNICAL

Internal legislative headers, page numbers, and summary notes were removed to finalize the bill for signature.

Official signatures and approval lines from the Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor were added to indicate the bill has been enacted into law.

SB458 Engrossed → SB458 Reengrossed · 2 edits · Apr 21, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to correct a grammatical error where 'agencies' was changed to 'agency' to improve consistency. Additionally, the document title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect its current legislative status. These are technical corrections that do not alter the bill's substantive policy or legal effect.

TECHNICAL

Changed the word 'agencies' to 'agency' in the text regarding tax allocation to a local ethics entity.

Updated the document header and footer labels from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED'.

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