HB 108 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM: Provides relative to the position of museum director for the Louisiana State Museum

HB 108 changes how the Louisiana State Museum director is appointed. It requires the board to create a search committee that nominates three candidates to the lieutenant governor, who must appoint a director from this list within 60 days. The bill also sets new qualification standards, mandating a master's degree in Museum Science or related field experience, plus proof of professional success. This directly affects the Louisiana State Museum's leadership selection process.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Jul 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB108 Original → HB108 Act 485 · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill updates the legal requirements for appointing the director of the Louisiana State Museum. It expands the eligibility criteria to include candidates with experience in related fields, moving beyond the previous strict requirement of a master's degree in Museum Science or a related field. The change aims to broaden the pool of qualified applicants and potentially allow for more diverse professional backgrounds in museum leadership.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Louisiana State Museum, but its applicability to potential candidates for the director position has been widened.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the qualifications for the museum director position to explicitly include candidates with experience in related fields, in addition to the existing requirement for a master's degree in Museum Science or a related field.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 28, 2025

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Jun 8, 2025

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican28

28 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jul 1, 2025

Became law

Becomes Act No. 485 without the Governor's signature.

Jun 8, 2025

Senate · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Jun 4, 2025

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

May 28, 2025

House · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

May 22, 2025

House · Reported by committee

Reported favorably (12-4).

Apr 14, 2025

House · Referred to committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

Mar 24, 2025

House · Referred to committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors