2026 Regular Session
HB743
Creates the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport District in St. Mary Parish
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Dislikes
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
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 20, 2026 · House
House Vote on HB 743 FINAL PASSAGE (#586)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
88 yea–2 nay · 15 absent
Committee referrals
April 21, 2026 · Senate
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
February 27, 2026 · House
Transportation, Highways and Public Works
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.
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Senate Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Senate Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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House Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. View roll call
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
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House Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported favorably (10-0).
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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House First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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House Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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House Prefiled.