LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief for the village of Hall Summit. (8/1/25)
SB 60 would end the village of Hall Summit's local police department by abolishing the office of police chief. It requires the village board of aldermen to contract with Red River Parish law enforcement for police services instead of maintaining a separate department. The bill specifies that abolishing the position takes effect at the end of the current chief's term or when a vacancy occurs. This change directly affects Hall Summit residents, who would receive law enforcement through an external agreement with neighboring parish authorities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Signed Jun 11, 2025
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This bill amends state law to allow the Village of Hall Summit to abolish its elected police chief position and replace it with an appointed one. It also authorizes the village to contract with external law enforcement entities for services if the police department is dissolved. These changes shift the village's governance structure from an elected to an appointed police leadership model and provide a mechanism for outsourcing law enforcement.
Scope change
The bill's scope is specific to the Village of Hall Summit in Red River Parish, Louisiana, modifying how that specific municipality manages its police department.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the method of selecting the police chief from an at-large election to appointment by the board of aldermen upon the mayor's recommendation.
Added a restriction preventing the abolition of the police chief's office until the current chief's term ends or a vacancy occurs, whichever happens first.
Authorized the mayor and board of aldermen to enter into cooperative agreements with other law enforcement entities in Red River Parish if the police department is abolished.
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
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 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 30, 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 Local and Municipal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
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