HLSENROLLED 26RS-787 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
441 BY REPRESENTATIVES FREEMAN AND NEWELL SEWERAGE/NAN OACT WATERTo BD:repeal Section 2 of Act No.
Provides relative to employees of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board AN ACT To repeal Section 2 of Act No.
to repeal provisions requiring the State Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service Commission of the City of NewOrleansto developaplandevelop fora theplan transferoffor employees of the boardtotransferofemployeesoftheboardto thestate civil service;
This Act shall become effectiveuponeffective upon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
If vetoed bythe governorand subsequentlyapprovedbythesubsequentlyapproved bythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.
PageSPEAKER 1OF ofTHE 2HOUSE HLSOF 26RS-787REPRESENTATIVES ENGROSSEDPRESIDENT HBOF NO.THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 441 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Freeman Abstract:
Repeals provisions requiring the State Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service Commission of the City of New Orleans to develop a plan for the transfer of employees of the board to the state civil service.
Present law(Act384 ofthe2024 R.S.) requiresthe State Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service Commission of the City of New Orleans to cooperatively develop a plan for the transfer of all employees of the sewerage and water board of New Orleans to the state civil service.
Providesthattheplanshallbefullyimplementedandallsuchemployeesshall be subject to the administration of state civil servicewithin one year of the effective date of present law (Aug.
1, 2024).
House Resolution No.
334 of the 2024 R.S.
directs the State Civil ServiceCommission and the Civil Service Commission oftheCityofNewOrleansto disregard present law and not to proceed with the plan contemplated therein.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals §2 of Act No.
384 of the 2024 R.S.) Page 2 of 2