CONSERVATION: Provides for boundaries of the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District. (8/1/24)
This bill amends the definition of the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District by adding the word "direction" to its boundary description. The change clarifies that the district's borders extend in a northwesterly direction along a specific path, ensuring precise geographic limits for water management. As a procedural amendment, it directly affects the administrative scope of the district without altering its core functions or funding.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 20, 2024
Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2024 · House May 15, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
100% 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 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
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
Franklin Foil
RRepublican
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