House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
April 9, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Room 6
Scheduled
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB136
ILLG
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Harahan
HB150
BOURRIAQUE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Authorizes Cameron Parish to establish a local insurance program
HB204
MCMAKIN
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
- Provides for monthly financial reports to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor from certain East Baton Rouge Parish agencies
HB273
FREIBERG
TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL
- Repeals authority of certain parishes to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected on admission tickets to certain events
HB376
KERNER
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to provisional appointments in the classified service
HB377
KERNER
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to the pay range for the state examiner and deputy state examiner of the municipal fire and police civil service
HB415
DEWITT
MUNICIPAL
- Requires certain training for certain local officials (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB431
CARLSON
MUNICIPAL
- Requires certain training for certain local officials (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB444
MARCELLE
DISTRICTS/RECREATION
- Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
HB450
KERNER
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to points awarded to veterans in competitive fire and police civil service employment
HB530
BERAULT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for home rule charter or plan of government provisions affecting certain parish officials and school boards
HB664
LACOMBE
LOCAL GOVT/ORDINANCES
- Provides relative to maximum penalties imposed for violations of parish ordinances
HB822
NEWELL
DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL
- Provides relative to nonprofit entities that appoint members to the board of commissioners of certain economic development districts
HB864
KNOX
HIGHWAYS
- Establishes a fire limit to prohibit the storage of flammable materials above ground beneath certain structures owned and operated by the state or municipality
HB867
LACOMBE
LOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS
- Provides for an appointed chief of police in the town of Fordoche
HB1068
VILLIO
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS
- Provides relative to contracts for garbage collection in parishes and municipalities
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs via email at h-mpc@legis.la.gov. Statements submitted, and the information contained therein, are public records and subject to disclosure pursuant to public records laws.
Audio/visual presentations, such as PowerPoint, shall be filed with the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs via email at h-mpc@legis.la.gov at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the committee meeting. No flash or thumb drives will be accepted.