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LouisianaHB 6642026 Regular SessionHouse

LOCAL GOVT/ORDINANCES: Provides relative to maximum penalties imposed for violations of parish ordinances

Sponsored By: Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Local and Municipal AffairsMunicipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Higher fines for Louisiana parish violations

The law generally raises the maximum fine for Louisiana parish ordinance violations from $500 to $1,500. The general jail limit stays at 30 days in parish jail. Up to 100 hours of community service can be added to or replace other penalties. For East Baton Rouge ordinances in Titles 11 or 13, the fine limit rises from $1,000 to $1,500. The six-month parish-jail limit stays unchanged; other East Baton Rouge parish ordinances follow the general limits. In Jefferson Parish, the fine limit rises from $1,000 to $1,500, with the six-month parish-jail limit unchanged. Jefferson properties zoned or used for industrial activities instead face maximum penalties of $25,000 for a first violation. Their maximum is $50,000 for a second or later violation. These are maximum penalties, not required amounts for each violation.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jeremy LaCombe

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 126 • No: 17

Senate vote • 5/21/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 33 • No: 3

House vote • 4/22/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 14. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 78 • No: 14

House vote • 4/9/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 15 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 561.

    5/29/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/29/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/26/2026House

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/25/2026House

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

    5/25/2026House

  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/25/2026Senate

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/21/2026Senate

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

    5/13/2026Senate

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

    5/12/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/11/2026Senate

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

    4/28/2026Senate

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

    4/27/2026Senate

  13. Called from the calendar.

    4/22/2026House

  14. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 14. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/22/2026House

  15. Called from the calendar.

    4/21/2026House

  16. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/21/2026House

  17. Notice given.

    4/21/2026House

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

    4/21/2026House

  19. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/15/2026House

  20. Notice given.

    4/15/2026House

  21. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.

    4/15/2026House

  22. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/13/2026House

  24. Reported favorably (15-0).

    4/9/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

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