HB 1040 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

JUVENILES/DETENTION FAC: Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners for the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority

This bill restructures how the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority selects its seven commissioners, requiring each of the seven parishes in the authority's territory to have one commissioner. The key change is that commissioners will now be jointly appointed by local judges, district attorneys, and sheriffs within their respective parishes, replacing the previous system where different officials appointed commissioners separately. Each commissioner must live in their parish and serve a four-year term, with appointments beginning on August 1, 2026. The law applies to the seven parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Vernon, and Winn, which make up the authority's jurisdiction.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026

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MINOR

This bill restructures the membership of the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority board. It replaces the previous system, which appointed commissioners based on police chiefs and district attorneys, with a new system where each commissioner is jointly appointed by the chief judge, district attorney, and sheriff of a specific parish. The board now consists of seven commissioners representing Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Vernon, and Winn parishes.

Scope change

The bill expands the board's geographic representation to include seven specific parishes, whereas the original draft included a general category for police chiefs and district attorneys across participating parishes.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced the appointment authority for police chiefs and district attorneys with a joint appointment process involving the chief judge, district attorney, and sheriff for each participating parish.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the composition of the board from a general pool of officials to seven specific individuals domiciled in Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Vernon, and Winn parishes.

TIMELINE

Added a specific effective date of August 1, 2026, for the new commissioner terms.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 9, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 6, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (12-0).

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors