Louisiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Louisiana SR184: COURTS: Urges the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow full-time legislative staff attorneys to receive
Status: Passed both chambers, June 10, 2025
COURTS: Urges the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow full-time legislative staff attorneys to receive eight hours of continuing educaton credits each year.
What the bill says
A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow fulltime legislative staff attorneys who are licensed to practice in the state to receive eight hours of continuing education credit each year for legislative service.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow fulltime legislative staff attorneys who are licensed to practice in the state to receive eight hours of continuing education credit each year for legislative service. WHEREAS, in the Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Supreme Court adopted RULE XXX of PART H of the RULES FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION; and WHEREAS, Rule 2 of Rule XXX of Part H states "[T]hese Rules shall apply to every attorney licensed to practice law...", and lists certain listed exceptions such as age, residence outside the state and not engaged in the practice of law, or members of Congress; and WHEREAS, Rule 3 of Rule XXX of Part H requires every attorney licensed to practice law is to attend or complete an approved substitute for attendance, a minimum of twelve and one-half hours (12.5) hours of approved continuing legal education (CLE) each calendar year with not less than one (1) of such hours shall concern legal ethics, and not less than one (1) of such hours shall concern professionalism; and WHEREAS, Regulation 3.15 of Rule 3 of Rule XXX of Part H of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Louisiana exempts the governor from these requirements, it further grants eight hours of CLE credit each …
Sponsors
- Cathey Jr., Stewart (R, 33) · primary sponsor
- Tarver, Phillip (R, 36)
- Schamerhorn, Rodney (R, 24)
- Bouie, Joseph (D)
- Crews, Raymond (R, 8)
- Fesi, Michael (R, 20)
- Horton, Dodie (R, 9)
- Jackson-Andrews, Katrina (D, 34)
- Jenkins, Sam (D, 39)
- Moore, Pat (D, 17)
- Jordan, Edmond (D, 29)
- McMath, Patrick (R, 11)
Latest actions
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/13/2025.
- : Read by title and adopted.
- : Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Votes
- Senate Vote on SR 184, CO-AUTHORS (#872) (June 10, 2025): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SR184?
- SR184 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): COURTS: Urges the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow full-time legislative staff attorneys to receive .
- What does SR184 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow fulltime legislative staff attorneys who are licensed to practice in the state to receive eight hours of continuing education credit each year for legislative service.
- What is the status of SR184?
- Passed both chambers as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/13/2025. (June 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR184?
- Cathey Jr., Stewart (R, 33), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR184?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25RS&b=SR184
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