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LouisianaHB 2822025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Creates the Cypress Point Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

Sponsored By: Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican)

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Local and Municipal AffairsMunicipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Cypress Point owners face voter-approved fees

The district can charge owners up to $300 per eligible parcel each year, including improved and unimproved lots. Condominium parcels and condominium property are excluded. A majority of district registered voters voting on the fee must approve it at an election on a legally allowed date. The fee expires 20 years after levy and can be renewed through the same voter-approval process. After at least five years from approval, the board can raise it once without another election, within the $300 cap. Fees are collected like property taxes, with the same penalties and enforcement for unpaid amounts. The parish tax collector must send collections to the district within 60 days. A collection contract can allow the collector to keep up to 1%.

New district supports Cypress Point improvements

The law creates the Cypress Point Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish for drainage, sewer, beautification, and related improvements. It covers the area bounded by I-10 West, North Branch Ward Creek, and South Essen Heights. It specifically includes addresses 8400–8680 East Cypress Point Court. The district can contract, acquire or lease equipment, and accept and spend voluntary gifts and grants; donations are not required. No funding amount or service start date is set. A seven-member board governs: the homeowners association appoints four, and the area's state representative, state senator, and parish assessor appoint one each. Members must own property, live, and be qualified voters in the district. Initial terms are assigned by lot: two one-year, two two-year, two three-year, and one four-year term. Later terms last four years, and members can be reappointed. The original appointing authority fills vacancies; after 30 days without action, the remaining board can appoint an interim successor. Members receive no pay, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed up to $100 per member each year. The board elects officers, keeps minutes and financial records, and needs a majority for a quorum. Official action requires a majority of members present and voting. The district must adopt an annual budget under state law and is subject to Legislative Auditor review. If dissolved, its remaining money goes to the parish for improvements in the former district area.

District leaders gain limited lawsuit protections

The district must protect its officers and board members against covered legal costs and claims to the extent state law allows. Leaders gain protection from some money-damage claims, while people harmed by their actions face limits on recovery. Personal liability protections apply to actions taken while carrying out district duties, within state-law limits. The money-damage shield does not cover bad faith, intentional misconduct, knowing law violations, or deals producing improper personal benefits.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dixon Wallace McMakin

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 140 • No: 3

Senate vote • 6/2/2025

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 5/21/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 87 • No: 3

House vote • 5/19/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 15 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/5/2025House

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

    6/4/2025House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/4/2025Senate

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    6/3/2025House

  5. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    6/2/2025Senate

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

    6/1/2025Senate

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

    6/1/2025Senate

  8. Reported favorably.

    5/29/2025Senate

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

    5/27/2025Senate

  10. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/21/2025House

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

    5/21/2025Senate

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

    5/20/2025House

  13. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/21/2025.

    5/20/2025House

  14. Reported with amendments (15-0).

    5/19/2025House

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

    4/14/2025House

  16. Prefiled.

    4/2/2025House

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

    4/2/2025House

  18. Becomes Act No. 491 without the Governor's signature.

    7/1/2024House

  19. Effective date: 06/26/2025.

    7/1/2024House

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