DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District
HB 162 establishes a fee structure for the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District in Louisiana. It sets a maximum annual parcel fee of $541,000 per improved property, starting at $501,000 for the first year, with future adjustments requiring voter approval through a special election. Property owners within the district are directly affected, as the fee - collected to fund crime prevention efforts - cannot be imposed without majority voter consent for both its initial adoption and any subsequent increases. The bill modifies existing law to formalize these fee limits and voter approval requirements.
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
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Signed Jun 1, 2026
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This bill amends the law governing the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District to significantly increase the maximum annual fee that can be charged to property owners. The change raises the cap from $540 to $1,200 per improved parcel per year and increases the initial fee for the first calendar year from $500 to $1,000, allowing the district to collect more revenue for crime prevention and beautification efforts.
Scope change
The bill applies to the same specific district (Jefferson Place/Bocage) but alters the financial limits for all improved parcels within that area.
FISCAL
Increased the maximum authorized annual fee per improved parcel from $540 to $1,200.
Increased the initial fee for the first calendar year from $500 to $1,000.
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
75% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
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 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 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
Dixon McMakin
RRepublican
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