Louisiana § RS 49:970 - Gubernatorial suspension or veto of rules and regulations
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 49:970 — Gubernatorial suspension or veto of rules and regulations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 49:970. Gubernatorial suspension or veto of rules and regulations
A. The governor, by executive order, may suspend or veto any rule or regulation or body of rules or regulations adopted by a state department, agency, board, or commission, except as provided in R.S. 49:954, within thirty days of adoption. Upon the execution of an order, the governor shall transmit copies of the order to the speaker of the House of Representatives and president of the Senate.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the governor may suspend or veto a rule adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education relative to state content standards adopted by the board for use in public elementary and secondary schools only in its entirety.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 453, §1; Acts 2015, No. 245, §2; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 49:970 ("Gubernatorial suspension or veto of rules and regulations") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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