HB 242 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

DISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS: Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners for the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District

HB 242 would change the membership rules for the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District board. It removes a requirement that board members must be voting residents of the city of St. George. This change would allow residents from other areas within the district to serve on the board. The bill is currently pending in committee and has not yet been voted on.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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HB242 Original → HB242 Act · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the law governing the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District board to increase its membership from seven to nine members. The new members are appointed by the parish governing authority, with one required to be a resident of St. George, and they serve staggered four-year terms to ensure continuity.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Communications District board by adding two new appointed seats, altering the composition and appointment process of the governing body.

REQUIREMENT

Added two new seats to the board of commissioners, increasing total membership from seven to nine.

Established that the two new members are appointed by the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Changed term lengths for the new members to initial four-year terms with successors serving four-year terms.

ELIGIBILITY

Required that one of the two new members must be a qualified elector of the city of St. George.

TECHNICAL

Removed the provision allowing board members to appoint designees to attend meetings.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 21, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jun 1, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (14-0).

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors