FISCAL CONTROLS: Creates the "Transparent Responsible Use of State Tax-dollars (T.R.U.S.T.) Act" to provide for requirements for nongovernmental entities and provides for a nongovernmental entity database. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
SB 245 creates the "Transparent Responsible Use of State Tax-dollars (T.R.U.S.T.) Act" to require nonprofits and contractors receiving state funds to report financial information into a public database. It mandates annual reports to the legislature detailing spending by service type and investment amounts, with the division of administration submitting these reports by January 1 each year. The bill specifically excludes school governing authorities already reporting via the School Transparency Project Portal. This law directly affects organizations receiving state funding, aiming to increase transparency in how public dollars are spent.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 14, 2025
Signed Jun 30, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized into an enrolled act, adding co-sponsors and clarifying the official title. Substantively, the database requirements were expanded to include a keyword index and compliance status tracking, while the list of required data fields was streamlined to remove specific contract status details and add integration with the Louisiana Checkbook.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly narrowed by removing the requirement to track the 'status of funding' and 'completion date' in the database, but broadened by adding a requirement for the database to integrate with the Louisiana Checkbook system.
REQUIREMENT
The database requirements were modified to remove the need to track the contract's funding status and completion date, replacing them with a requirement to track the contract's effective and end dates.
A new requirement was added for the database to include a keyword index for the service category and to display the compliance status of all reports submitted.
The database must now integrate with the Louisiana Checkbook database to improve public access to contract information.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was finalized as an enrolled act, adding co-sponsors and updating the session header to reflect its passage.
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2025 · House Jun 9, 2025
How they voted
26–9
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 20, 2025
D
Democratic11
81% Nay
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
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All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 30 yeas and 7 nays.
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 28. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (21-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 22, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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