SB 145 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

WATER/WATERWAYS: Provides relative to construction of bulkheads on certain water bodies in St. Tammany Parish. (gov sig)

SB 145 removes restrictions on where bulkheads (shoreline structures) can be built on certain water bodies in St. Tammany Parish. It specifically eliminates previous requirements that limited construction to specific locations like the Tchefuncte River or its distributaries. The bill directly affects property owners and developers in St. Tammany Parish seeking to build or modify bulkheads along designated waterways. This change allows for more flexible placement of bulkheads on those water bodies without the prior location-specific constraints.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB145 Original → SB145 Act · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an Act (Act No. 115) and approved by the Governor, changing its status from a draft proposal to enacted law. The substantive policy content remains consistent, prohibiting the issuance of permits for bulkhead construction in a specific area of St. Tammany Parish from March 17, 2025, to January 1, 2030. The primary change is the formalization of the text, including the addition of signatures and the correction of the geographic boundary coordinates to define the restricted zone more precisely.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a proposed restriction on permits for distributaries of the Tchefuncte River to a broader prohibition covering all water bodies within a newly defined polygonal area in St. Tammany Parish, explicitly including Lake Emfred and Suter Slip.

TIMELINE

The bill status changed from 'Original' draft to 'Enrolled Act No. 115' with Governor approval, making the restrictions legally effective.

SCOPE

The geographic restriction was updated to define a specific polygonal area using precise latitude and longitude coordinates, replacing the previous description of 'distributaries of the Tchefuncte River' to ensure the ban applies to all water bodies within that defined boundary.

DEFINITION

The finalized text explicitly lists 'Lake Emfred and Suter Slip' as included locations within the restricted area to eliminate ambiguity.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments were made to align the coordinate data and ensure the legal text matches the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 22, 2025

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors