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LouisianaHB 1392026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Creates the Parkview Oaks Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

Sponsored By: Paul Sawyer (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Local and Municipal AffairsMunicipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Voter-approved parcel fees for Parkview Oaks owners

Property owners in the district can owe a new annual fee for each parcel they own. A parcel includes a lot, tract, subdivided piece of land, or condominium parcel. The fee requires approval by a majority of registered district voters voting on the proposal. The first calendar year's fee cannot exceed $150 per parcel. Later fees cannot exceed $250 per parcel; the board can raise the fee once yearly by no more than 10%. Each increase is measured against the prior year's fee. The proposal must state a term of no more than 10 years. Each renewal requires the same majority voter approval and can last no more than another 10 years. Fees are due and collected with parish property taxes. The parish tax collector must send collections to the district within 60 days and can retain up to 1% under contract. Unpaid fees go on parish tax rolls and face the same enforcement rules and penalties as unpaid property taxes.

District leaders get limited legal protections

The district must cover certain legal costs and liabilities of its officers and board members to the fullest extent state law allows. The law also limits their personal liability for money damages tied to district duties. These protections exclude bad-faith acts, intentional misconduct, knowing law violations, and transactions providing improper personal benefits.

New safety district for Parkview Oaks residents

The law creates the Parkview Oaks Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish. It covers the legally defined Parkview Oaks properties, including Lots A and B, East and South subdivisions, and Sherwood Oaks lots 1–231. The district can fund security patrols, lighting, signs, beautification, and other neighborhood improvements and services. Enforcement paid for with district fees must add to public policing, not replace it. The district can accept voluntary donations and grants, enter contracts, work with other districts, and buy or lease equipment. A seven-member board governs the district: four civic association appointees, one House appointee, one Senate appointee, and one parish appointee from association nominees. Members must own property, live, and be qualified voters in the district. After staggered starting terms, members serve four-year terms without pay, but can receive reasonable expense reimbursements. The board adopts bylaws and annual budgets under state budget law; spending must follow the budget. The district must keep financial records and is subject to state Legislative Auditor review. It can carry liability insurance and sue or be sued. If the district ends, its remaining money, equipment, and property go to the city and parish governing authority. Those assets must stay dedicated to the former district's area and purposes.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Paul Sawyer

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 237 • No: 11

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 34 • No: 2

House vote • 4/1/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 9. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 92 • No: 9

House vote • 3/26/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 126.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 05/15/2026.

    5/15/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/13/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/11/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

  8. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/6/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/6/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/28/2026Senate

  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/27/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    4/22/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

    4/8/2026Senate

  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/7/2026Senate

  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 9. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/1/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

    3/31/2026House

  17. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    3/30/2026House

  18. Reported with amendments (12-0).

    3/26/2026House

  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

    3/9/2026House

  20. Prefiled.

    2/13/2026House

  21. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

    2/13/2026House

  22. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.

    2/13/2026House

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