SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY: Provides relative to board appointments for the Sabine River Authority
This bill modifies the appointment process for the Sabine River Authority board to include a specific preference for residents of the Sabine River Watershed. It directly affects the selection of two board members from Calcasieu Parish by requiring that one of them be a domiciled resident within the watershed area as defined by parish drainage maps. The change ensures that local representation is prioritized when filling these specific seats on the authority's governing board.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 23, 2024
Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2024 · House Mar 19, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
May 15, 2024
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Les Farnum
RRepublican
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