HB 663 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Modifies the composition of the board of the commissioners of the Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District

HB 663 modifies the membership structure of the Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District's governing board. It reduces the board size from 26 to 24 members by removing two voting positions: the state representative for House District 19 and the mayor of Tallulah. The bill adds two new voting members: the executive director of LSU's Center for Energy Studies (replacing the removed positions) and retains the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development as a nonvoting ex-officio member. These changes directly affect the district's governance structure and the specific institutions/officials serving on the board. The bill focuses solely on board composition, with no substantive policy changes to the district's operations.

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 27, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill reorganizes the membership of the Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District board by reducing the total number of voting members from 24 to 23 and alphabetizing the list of representatives. It removes the president of the Louisiana State University System and the president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation from the board, while adding the president of Grambling State University and the chair of the Louisiana Public Transit Association to ensure balanced representation. Additionally, the bill adds the executive director of the LSU Center for Energy Studies as a nonvoting member and repeals specific sections of the existing law.

Scope change

The bill narrows the scope of the board's composition by removing two specific ex officio members (LSU System president and Farm Bureau president) and adjusting the total headcount, while maintaining the district's overall function.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the president of the Louisiana State University System and the president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation from the board of commissioners.

Added the president of Grambling State University and the chair of the Louisiana Public Transit Association as ex officio nonvoting members.

Added the executive director of the LSU Center for Energy Studies as an ex officio nonvoting member.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced the total number of voting board members from 24 to 23 and renumbered the list of representatives alphabetically.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 21, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 13, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 15, 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 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (13-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors