ATTORNEYS: Provides for limitations on recovery of attorney fees and costs in occupational licensing board disciplinary hearings. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
Becomes Act No. 939 without the Governor's signature.
Summary
The bill limits how long a Louisiana professional or occupational licensing board can wait to start disciplinary proceedings, based on the type of alleged misconduct, and forces boards to notify the named licensee within six months and hold a hearing within six months of that notice. Those deadlines are paused if the licensee is involved in a related lawsuit or other legal action. The Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board and the State Board of Architectural Examiners are exempt from the six‑month hearing deadline.
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