LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides for a local option election to establish term limits for members of the governing authority of St. Helena Parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)

HB 208 proposes a local vote in St. Helena Parish to decide whether governing authority members (like parish council members) should face term limits. If approved by voters in the November 2026 election, members serving more than two and a half terms (starting after January 2028) would be barred from running for a fourth consecutive term. The state, not the parish, will cover the election costs, and the ballot question will specifically ask if terms should be limited to three consecutive four-year terms. This bill does not impose term limits but enables voters to choose whether to adopt them.