SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the membership of the Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2A in St. Mary Parish. (8/1/26)
This bill modifies Louisiana law to establish the membership structure for the Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2A in St. Mary Parish. It directly affects the seven-member board of commissioners for this specific drainage district by codifying its composition. The key provision updates the state statute to explicitly require the board to consist of seven members while maintaining existing qualification requirements for office. This change ensures the district's governance structure is clearly defined in state law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 23, 2026
Signed May 22, 2026
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MINOR
This bill converts a specific gravity drainage district in St. Mary Parish from a five-member board to a seven-member board. The change expands the representation on the Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2A while retaining all other existing qualifications for office. The bill also updates the document formatting to reflect its status as an enrolled act.
Scope change
The bill's scope is narrowed to apply only to the Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2A in St. Mary Parish, rather than applying generally to all gravity drainage districts in the state.
REQUIREMENT
The board of commissioners for St. Mary Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2A must now consist of seven members instead of the standard five members required by state law.
The appointment process for this specific district is modified to allow for seven commissioners, overriding the general state provision that limits districts to five commissioners.
TECHNICAL
The document header and footer were updated to reflect the bill's final status as an enrolled act with an act number, replacing the original draft formatting.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2026 · House May 18, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Apr 14, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, 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
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Allain
RRepublican
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