HB 7 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

DISTRICTS/WATERWORKS: Provides relative to the board of the South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 in Cameron Parish

This bill modifies the governance structure for the South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 in Cameron Parish by changing how its leadership is selected. Specifically, it establishes that the district's board of commissioners will consist of six members appointed by the governing authority of the parish. This change replaces any previous method of selecting these officials and directly affects the administrative operations of the water district. The legislation aims to clarify the qualifications and appointment process for the board members under state law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 17, 2024 Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2024 · House Apr 4, 2024

How they voted

340
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
May 15, 2024
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican26
23 Yea 3
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
7
May 15, 2024
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, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, 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 (15-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ryan Bourriaque
Ryan Bourriaque
RRepublican
LA
47