SB 210 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

MUSEUMS: Provides relative to state museums. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

SB 210 is a technical amendment to Louisiana's museum statutes, updating procedural language and references without creating new policy. It clarifies that the Louisiana State Museum Board must continue operating under professional standards set by the American Alliance of Museums (repeatedly referenced as "American Association Alliance" in the text, likely a typo) and maintains board members' role as trustees for the William Irby Trust. The bill makes minor corrections to existing law (e.g., fixing wording, adding "for commercial leases" to a clause), with no new requirements or financial impact. As a procedural update, it directly affects the museum board and its operations, not the public or new policies. (EN NO IMPACT as noted in the bill title.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB210 Original → SB210 Act 450 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized into an enrolled act, changing the session header and adding an Act number. The most significant substantive change involves the composition of the Louisiana State Museum Board of Directors, which was expanded to include numerous new appointees representing specific historical societies, museums, and foundations. Additionally, the appointment process was updated to include a disqualification rule for nominees appearing on multiple lists simultaneously.

Scope change

The scope of the board's composition changed significantly by adding new specific nominating entities and increasing the total number of appointed members to ensure broader representation across Louisiana's cultural and historical sectors.

REQUIREMENT

The appointment authority for the museum board was expanded from the lieutenant governor alone to include ex officio members (Governor, Lt. Governor, Senate President, House Speaker) and numerous new appointed members from specific organizations like the Friends of the Cabildo, Louisiana Historical Society, and the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board.

A new rule was added stating that a nominee submitted by more than one entity concurrently is automatically disqualified from consideration while their name remains on multiple lists.

TIMELINE

The deadline for entities to submit nominations was updated from a fixed August 1, 2008 date to a relative deadline of August 1, 2008, or within thirty days of a new lieutenant governor's swearing-in thereafter.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the bill's final status as 'ENROLLED ACT No. 450' and the page count was adjusted from 20 to 19 pages.

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 37

May 7, 2025

D Democratic11

9 Yea 2

81% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (13-2). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 8, 2025

Committee

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

lower

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors