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HCR 101

LEGISLATION: Provides for required disclosures on local notices

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Bayham

Adds a disclosure requirement in local/special law notices: if a non-legislator publishes the notice, it must identify who caused it.

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Bill Summary · HCR 101

Bill at a glance

  • Bill: HCR 101 (House Concurrent Resolution)
  • Session: 2026 (Louisiana)
  • Topic: Legislative notice disclosures for local or special laws
  • Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bayham (co-sponsor listed)
  • Status: Read by title; referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs (as of May 7, 2026)

Purpose and intent

  • Establishes a new Joint Rule (Joint Rule No. 23) requiring greater transparency for notices of intent to introduce local or special laws.
  • Specifically requires that if a notice to publish an intent to enact a local or special law is caused to be published by a person other than a member of the Louisiana Legislature, the notice must identify the name of the person who caused the notice to be published.

Key provisions and changes

  • Adds Joint Rule 23 to the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  • Language requirement: A notice of the intent to introduce a bill to enact a local or special law, if published by a non-legislator, must include the name of the individual or entity that caused the notice to be published.
  • Contextual baseline: The Louisiana Constitution requires notices be published on two separate days, at no cost to the state, in the official journal of the locality, with the last publication at least 30 days before introduction of the bill (existing constitutional provision cited as Article III, Section 13(A)).
  • The measure does not alter the constitutional timing or publication requirements themselves; rather, it adds a disclosure requirement for who caused the notice to be published.

Who/what is affected

  • Localities issuing notices for local or special laws.
  • Non-legislative entities or individuals who cause such notices to be published.
  • Legislators and the public, who would have access to more information about who is driving the publication of local/special-law notices.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • The rule change would be adopted as Joint Rule 23, creating a formal disclosure obligation for notices caused by non-legislators.
  • Under current law, notices must be published on two separate days and at least 30 days before introduction; HCR 101 does not change those constitutional timing requirements but adds transparency on disclosure of the notice publisher.
  • Status indicates the resolution has been introduced and referred to the House committee for consideration.

Potential impact and considerations

  • Transparency: Increases accountability by revealing the party behind local/special-law notices.
  • Public understanding: Helps residents identify potential interests or influence shaping local governance processes.
  • Administrative burden: Small, constraining addition for non-legislative publishers who must include the publisher’s name in notices.
  • Scope: Applies specifically to notices of intent to introduce bills to enact local or special laws, not general state-wide legislation.

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Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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