CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Harahan
HB 136 modifies hiring rules for the Harahan Police Department by requiring that vacant positions be filled by selecting from the top three candidates with the highest departmental seniority on the promotional list, rather than using other methods like reinstatement. This directly affects the city of Harahan's police department and candidates on its promotional lists for police positions. The bill changes the appointment process to prioritize seniority within the existing promotional list structure.
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 22, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB136 Original
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HB136 Act 288
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the official text of House Bill 136 to reflect its final enacted form, Act No. 288. The substantive policy content regarding the appointment process for the Harahan police force remains unchanged, but the document now includes the correct enrolled status, proper legislative session details, and updated certification signatures from the Governor and Senate President.
Scope change
The bill's scope of application to the City of Harahan remains unchanged; the revision is limited to the document's status and formatting.
TECHNICAL
Updated the header to reflect the bill is now 'ENROLLED' and 'ACT No. 288' rather than the 'ORIGINAL' draft version.
Replaced the 'DIGEST' section, which explains the bill's purpose, with a signature block for the Governor and President of the Senate.
Corrected the legislative session reference from '2026 Regular Session' to '2026 Regular Session' (consistent with the header) and updated the page numbering and coding notes to match the enrolled act format.
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 40
May 13, 2026
D
Democratic12
66% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 5, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 15, 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 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Illg
RRepublican
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