CIVIL SERVICE/UNCLASSIFD: Provides relative to job advertisement requirements and notice to applicants
HB 202 requires Louisiana state agencies to include salary ranges in all job advertisements for unclassified civil service positions. It also mandates that applicants who are rejected for such positions must receive written notice of the rejection. The bill directly affects state agencies posting these vacancies and job applicants seeking unclassified roles. These provisions aim to increase transparency in hiring processes for non-competitive state positions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB202 Original
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HB202 Act 534
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renamed from HB 202 to Act 534 and updated to reflect the 2026 Regular Session. The core policy change shifts the focus from 'unclassified' to 'classified' state civil service positions, requiring job announcements for these roles to include salary or salary range information. Additionally, the law now mandates that applicants be notified not only of rejections but also when a vacancy has been filled.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed and clarified by changing the target positions from 'unclassified' to 'classified' state civil service positions, aligning the statute with current civil service structures.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the requirement to list salary information from applying to 'unclassified' positions to 'classified' positions.
Expanded the notification requirement for rejected applicants to include notification when a vacancy has been filled.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title and session information to reflect its enactment as Act 534 in the 2026 Regular Session.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Mar 31, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 21, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dixon McMakin
RRepublican
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