HB 611 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD: Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

HB 611 is a procedural bill that makes minor editorial corrections to the legal description of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans in existing law. It revises specific references (changing "said" to "the" or "those" in several locations) to clarify which parishes and water authorities the Board oversees. The bill does not create new policies or affect the Board's operations, funding, or service areas. It solely adjusts wording for consistency in the legal text governing the Board's jurisdiction. This is a routine drafting amendment, not a substantive policy change.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB611 Reengrossed → HB611 Engrossed · 3 edits · May 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from 'Reengrossed' to 'Engrossed,' indicating it is now the final version ready for enactment. Substantive changes include clarifying the geographic scope of water authority works, adding 'expropriation' as a method for acquiring property, and modifying reporting requirements to specify that quarterly reports must be presented at city council meetings dedicated to public works.

Scope change

The bill's scope was clarified to explicitly include the parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson, and St. Charles, and the authority to acquire property via expropriation was added to facilitate infrastructure projects.

SCOPE

Clarified that the water board's works can extend into specific parishes (Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson, and St. Charles) for the benefit of New Orleans.

REQUIREMENT

Added 'expropriation' as an authorized method for the board to acquire property, expanding its ability to secure land for water infrastructure.

Updated reporting requirements to mandate that quarterly reports be presented at city council meetings specifically dedicated to public works.

Floor votes · House May 28, 2025

How they voted

85–4

Passed · 13 other

Total votes 102

May 28, 2025

D Democratic31

17 Yea 4 Nay 10

54% Yea

R Republican71

68 Yea 3

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (9-2).

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors