SB 147 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

LOCAL FINANCE: Provides relative to the issuance of bonds by the Tensas Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

SB 147 is a technical correction to bond issuance language for the Tensas Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District. It amends the bill text to replace "thereof" with "of issuance" in the bond authorization section, clarifying the legal phrasing for bond issuance. This procedural change directly affects the Tensas Parish district's ability to issue bonds under existing authority but does not alter bond purposes, funding, or new policy. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate with no substantive policy changes.
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 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #641, Jackson-Andrews, Adopted SB147 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized into an enacted Act (Act No. 335) for the 2025 Regular Session, removing draft amendment markers and adding standard legislative formatting. The core policy content regarding bond issuance limits, interest rates, and revenue pledges for the Tensas Parish Port District remains substantively unchanged from the proposed version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the Tensas Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District.
TECHNICAL

Converted draft amendment text into final enacted Act language, including adding the Act title, effective date provisions, and signature lines.

Removed internal tracking codes, amendment numbers, and page headers used during the legislative process.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to the official enrolled format of Louisiana statutes.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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