HB 177 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Provides for the territorial jurisdiction and election districts of the justice of the peace courts and constables in Iberville Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

HB 177 defines the election districts for justice of the peace courts and constables in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. It specifies which precincts belong to each of the six justice of the peace districts (e.g., District 1 covers Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7). The bill establishes these boundaries using 2025 precinct maps based on 2020 census data, ensuring they remain unchanged even if precincts are later subdivided. This directly affects voters and candidates in Iberville Parish for the 2026 elections and subsequent terms.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB177 Original HB177 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the jurisdictional boundaries for Iberville Parish justice of the peace courts and constable districts to reflect recent changes in precinct shapes. It redefines the composition of the fifth and sixth districts to include different precincts and clarifies how subdivided precincts are counted. The law also establishes specific effective dates for the 2026 elections and future implementation.
Scope change
The bill modifies the geographic scope of election districts within Iberville Parish by reassigning specific precincts to different justice of the peace courts.
SCOPE

The composition of the fifth justice of the peace district was changed to include Precincts 15A, 16, 24, and 25, while the sixth district was redefined to include Precincts 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, and 32.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added to specify that precincts are based on the '2025 Precinct Shapefiles' and to explain how subdivisions of precincts are handled for election purposes.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the 2026 primary election was clarified, and a new effective date of January 1, 2027, was added for all other purposes of the Act.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Chad Brown
Chad Brown
DDemocratic
LA
60