PARISHES: Provides relative to the office of parish secretary-treasurer in Acadia Parish
HB 40 amends Louisiana law to change how Acadia Parish fills the local government position of secretary-treasurer. It replaces the current role with an elected "parish administrator" position, requiring the parish governing authority to select this official for a four-year term that aligns with the governing body's term. The bill also sets specific transition rules: the current secretary-treasurer's term ends two years after their term began, and the new administrator's term starts immediately after. This directly affects Acadia Parish officials and residents by restructuring local financial oversight. (1 sentence, as it is procedural)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Signed Jun 8, 2025
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MODERATE
HB 40 was converted from an original bill to an enrolled act, finalizing its passage into law. The substantive policy change involves replacing the existing role of 'parish secretary-treasurer' with a new 'parish administrator' position in Acadia Parish. This new role has a staggered four-year term that begins two years after the current term ends, ensuring a transition period for the outgoing official.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains limited to Acadia Parish, but the specific office and its operational timeline are modified.
REQUIREMENT
The office of 'parish secretary-treasurer' was renamed to 'parish administrator'.
TIMELINE
The term for the new parish administrator begins two years after the current secretary-treasurer's term starts, rather than immediately.
TECHNICAL
The legislative digest, which summarized the bill's intent, was removed as it is not part of the final law.
The document header was updated to reflect the bill's status as an enrolled Act No. 126.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
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
Chance Henry
RRepublican
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