Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs
April 30, 2025
1:00PM
Room F
Scheduled
* Agenda Revised April 28, 2025, 3:01 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added Approval of Minutes from April 23, 2025
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 23, 2025
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB43
MCMATH
TAX/LOCAL
- Provides for occupancy taxes levied by the governing authority for St. Tammany Parish. (8/1/25)
SB60
SEABAUGH
LOCAL AGENCIES
- Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief for the village of Hall Summit. (8/1/25)
SB103
SEABAUGH
LOCAL AGENCIES
- Provides for term limits and qualifications for members of the Sabine Parish Police Jury. (8/1/25)
SB113
SEABAUGH
LOCAL AGENCIES
- Provides for term limits and qualifications for the DeSoto Parish Police Jury. (8/1/25)
SB141
CONNICK
CORPORATIONS
- Provides for nonprofit corporations in Plaquemines Parish. (8/1/25)
SB142
MYERS
CIVIL SERVICE
- Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Lafayette. (2/3 - CA10s18) (7/1/25)
SB195
HARRIS
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Provides for the French Quarter Management District. (8/1/25)
SB203
HARRIS
TOURISM
- Provides for the levy of hotel assessments in Orleans Parish. (8/1/25)
SB212
MCMATH
CONTRACTS
- Provides for energy efficiency contracts. (8/1/25)
SB224
BARROW
PARISHES
- Provides for the creation of the Parish Preservation Act. (8/1/25)
SB236
EDMONDS
BLIGHTED PROPERTY
- Provides for the demolition or removal of dilapidated and dangerous buildings or structures by the governing authority of a parish or municipality. (8/1/25)
SB237
BOUDREAUX
BLIGHTED PROPERTY
- Provides for the authority of the city of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish to adopt ordinances, rules, and regulations related to dilapidated and dangerous structures. (8/1/25)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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