HB 141 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

POLICE/MUNICIPAL: Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief in the town of Martin

This bill proposes to eliminate the position of police chief in the town of Martin. By amending state law, it removes the legal authority for the town to appoint or maintain that specific leadership role. The change directly affects the town's municipal structure and its current police administration.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

May 2024

Governor

Introduced Feb 23, 2024 Last action May 23, 2024

Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2024 · House Apr 4, 2024

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 38

May 23, 2024

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican26

23 Yea 3

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 16, 2024

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 4, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 2, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0).

lower

Mar 11, 2024

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

Feb 23, 2024

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors