LOCAL OFFICIALS: Provides for appointments to the board of commissioners and insurance for the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association. (8/1/26)
SB 385 updates governance and insurance rules for the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association. It requires specific state officials - such as the Senate president, House speaker, and local state legislators - to serve on the park's board of commissioners for their elected terms. The bill also clarifies that contractors managing park facilities (like golf or tennis operations) must carry their own insurance, exempting the association from state risk management for liability coverage when contractors handle employee insurance. This directly affects the park's governing board, state officials with ties to the park, and private entities operating park services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions
SB385 Reengrossed
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SB385 Enrolled
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3 edits
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May 25, 2026
MINOR
SB 385 moved from its Reengrossed version to its Enrolled version, indicating it passed both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature and was approved by the Governor. No substantive policy changes were made between versions; the Senate floor amendments were described as technical only. The enrolled version removes the legislative digest and adds signature blocks for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor.
TECHNICAL
The bill status changed from Reengrossed to Enrolled, reflecting final passage through both chambers and gubernatorial approval.
The legislative digest and summary of amendments sections were removed, as these are not part of the final enrolled law.
Signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Governor of Louisiana with an approval date line were added to the enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2026 · House May 19, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
Mar 23, 2026
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 11, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jimmy Harris
DDemocratic
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