HB 115 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

POLICE/MUNICIPAL: Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the village of Edgefield

HB 115 would end the village of Edgefield's local police chief position and police department. It allows Edgefield's mayor and city council to abolish these offices (with the chief's term ending first) and instead contract with other law enforcement agencies in Red River Parish for police services. This bill directly affects Edgefield's governance structure and law enforcement arrangements. (1 sentence)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB115 Original → HB115 Act 420 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill formally enrolls House Bill 115 into law as Act 420, finalizing the abolition of the police chief and police department in the village of Edgefield. It clarifies that if a temporary officer is appointed during the transition, the official abolition takes effect only when that officer's term ends or a vacancy occurs. The act also authorizes the village to contract with other law enforcement entities within Red River Parish for police services after the department is dissolved.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the village of Edgefield, but it adds specific procedural rules regarding the timing of the office abolition when temporary appointments are involved.

TIMELINE

Added a specific condition stating that if the office is filled by a temporarily appointed officer at the time of abolition, the abolition becomes effective only when that officer's term ends or a vacancy occurs, rather than immediately.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document header from 'HLS 26RS-680 ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 420', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is now official law.

Removed the Legislative Services digest and abstract, which are informational summaries not part of the actual law, replacing them with standard enrolled act formatting.

Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · House Apr 22, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 40

May 19, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 12, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (13-0).

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors