House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
May 15, 2025
8:00 a.m.
Room 6
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB47
DEWITT
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Alexandria
HB62
PHILLIP TARVER
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Authorizes parish governing authorities to create commercial property assessed capital expenditure and resilience programs (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
HB78
CARRIER
ENERGY
- Authorizes the governing authority of Allen Parish to determine whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within the parish
HB136
GLORIOSO
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to certain positions in the fire and police civil service
HB179
MARCELLE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT/MASS TR
- Provides relative to the board of commissioners for the Capital Area Transit System
HB240
LAFLEUR
DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT
- Provides relative to the Brookstown Neighborhood Crime Prevention District in East Baton Rouge Parish
HB242
CHENEVERT
DISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS
- Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners for the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District
HB250
CHARLES OWEN
ENERGY
- Authorizes the governing authority of Vernon Parish to determine whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within the parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB251
CHARLES OWEN
ENERGY
- Authorizes the governing authority of Beauregard Parish to determine whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within the parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB267
LACOMBE
DISTRICTS/TAXING
- Creates the Hotel Francis District within the town of St. Francisville
HB278
ADAMS
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to the qualifications of certain members of the fire and police civil service board
HB282
MCMAKIN
DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD
- Creates the Cypress Point Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
HB296
FREIBERG
TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL
- Authorizes the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected on the sale of admission tickets to and concessions and parking at certain events (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
HB298
KNOX
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL
- Provides relative to the Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority
HB610
HILFERTY
TAX
- Provides relative to the levy of a tax on short-term rentals of overnight lodging in the city of New Orleans (EG1 NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)
HB611
HILFERTY
SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD
- Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
HB641
ROMERO
ENERGY
- Authorizes the governing authority of Jefferson Davis Parish to determine whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within the parish
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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