HOMELAND SECURITY: Provides relative to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB 274 restructures Louisiana's homeland security agency by making the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness an independent agency within the governor's office, directly reporting to the governor. It grants the office full control over its budget, personnel, procurement, and grants management, rather than operating under the Military Department. The bill requires all state agencies to comply with the office's directives on emergency planning and operations, while clarifying that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections retains its existing authority. This change directly affects state agencies, emergency response organizations, and the governor's executive structure by centralizing homeland security coordination under a dedicated, independent office.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Signed Jun 11, 2025
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MINOR
This bill reorganizes the state's emergency management structure by moving the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) from the Military Department to direct reporting under the Governor. The change grants GOHSEP greater independence in budgeting and personnel while maintaining its role in coordinating state-wide disaster response.
Scope change
The bill shifts the administrative oversight of GOHSEP from the Adjutant General (Military Department) to the Governor, altering the chain of command for state emergency preparedness.
REQUIREMENT
GOHSEP is now an independent agency within the Governor's office that reports directly to the Governor, rather than operating under the Adjutant General.
The office retains authority over its own accounting, budget control, and procurement, ensuring financial independence from other state departments.
ENFORCEMENT
Executive orders declaring a state of disaster must now be filed with both the Military Department and the Secretary of State, ensuring broader notification.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jun 8, 2025
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
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