MUNICIPAL/ORDINANCES: Provides relative to maximum penalties for violations of ordinances in St. Bernard Parish
HB 32 clarifies penalty options for ordinance violations in St. Bernard Parish by modifying the language to allow fines **or** jail time, **or both**. This procedural bill directly affects local officials enforcing parish ordinances by making penalty structures clearer. It does not create new penalties but adjusts existing wording to eliminate ambiguity about combined fines and jail sentences. The bill passed committee unanimously (18-0) with these minor technical amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Signed Jul 1, 2025
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HB32 Original
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HB32 Act 482
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MINOR
This bill updates the maximum penalties for violating ordinances in St. Bernard Parish. It replaces a general penalty rule with a specific one that applies only to certain chapters of the parish code, setting the fine at $1,500 and jail time at three months. The change clarifies that these specific penalties apply to most ordinance violations in the parish, while excluding a few specific sections from this limit.
Scope change
The bill narrows the scope of the penalty provision to explicitly list the chapters of the St. Bernard Parish code to which the new maximum penalties apply, rather than applying a general rule to all ordinances.
ENFORCEMENT
Replaced a general penalty rule for all parish ordinances with a specific rule limiting penalties to $1,500 and three months in jail for violations of Chapters 5, 12, 19, 22, and Chapter 11 (excluding specific sections).
TECHNICAL
Added the title 'ENROLLED' and 'ACT No. 482' to indicate the bill has been signed into law.
Removed the original bill title, digest, and explanatory notes regarding the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jul 1, 2025
Became law
Becomes Act No. 482 without the Governor's signature.
Jun 4, 2025
House · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Jun 2, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Jun 1, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 29, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported favorably.
May 5, 2025
House · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 24, 2025
House · Reported by committee
Reported with amendments (18-0).
Apr 14, 2025
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
Feb 28, 2025
House · Referred to committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Bayham
RRepublican
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