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2026 Regular Session

HB138

Provides relative to the Parkwood Terrace Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

Current disposition
Became Law Without Signature
Last status date
May 27, 2026
Last status update
Becomes Act No. 397 without the Governor's signature.
Author
Barbara Carpenter

Legislative progress

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House passed April 1, 2026 Senate passed May 12, 2026 Enrolled May 13, 2026 Became law May 27, 2026
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Citizens for a New Louisiana Awaiting review of version 4

GENERAL OBJECTION TO SPECIAL DISTRICTS Special districts already represent an expansion of specialized governmental authority, often operating with independent funding and limited oversight. Special district within the boundaries of an existing political subdivision add another layer of government with overlapping authority, funding, and responsibility. This fragmentation reduces transparency and makes it more difficult for citizens to understand who is accountable for decisions and spending. The legislature should avoid creating parallel governing structures where existing local government already has jurisdiction.

Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

April 1, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 138 FINAL PASSAGE (#265)

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

80 yea–11 nay · 14 absent

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May 12, 2026 · Senate

Senate Vote on HB 138 FINAL PASSAGE (#802)

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

34 yea–1 nay · 4 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Effective date: 05/24/2026.
  2. House Becomes Act No. 397 without the Governor's signature.
  3. House Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Senate Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. House Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. House Received from the Senate without amendments.
  7. Senate Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
  8. Senate Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Senate Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Senate Reported favorably.
  11. Senate Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
  12. Senate Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  13. House Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 80, nays 11. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. View roll call
  14. House Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
  15. House Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  16. House Reported favorably (13-0).
  17. House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
  18. House First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
  19. House Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
  20. House Prefiled.
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2116698
LegiScan session ID
2248
Source file
var/states/louisiana/source/legiscan/2248-129398a2968f/bill/HB138.json
Package observed
2026-08-07T15:15:47+00:00