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HB 482 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

REAPPORTIONMENT: Provides for review of local redistricting plans (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

This bill updates language to require review of all local redistricting plans (previously limited to "parish" plans) by the appropriate state committee. It directly affects all local governments in the state that create or revise voting district maps. The key change is replacing "parish" with "local" in the review process, expanding coverage to include all municipal and county redistricting plans. The bill has no fiscal impact and is currently in its third reading.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB482 Original → HB482 Act · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill converts a draft proposal into an official enrolled act, finalizing the legal text for the 2025 Regular Session. It codifies requirements for local election officials to review and confirm the feasibility of new precinct boundaries and redistricting plans before they take effect. The changes ensure that proposed changes are submitted to the Secretary of State and local clerks with specific technical data formats to guarantee elections can be conducted properly.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Louisiana local redistricting and reapportionment processes, but the status changes from a proposed draft to an enacted law.
TECHNICAL

The document header changed from 'HB482 Original' to 'ENROLLED' and 'ACT No. 199', indicating the bill has been signed into law.

Page numbering and formatting markers were updated to reflect the final enrolled version of the act.

The digest section was replaced with official signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and the Governor, confirming approval.

REQUIREMENT

The legal text for R.S. 18:532.2 was finalized, requiring local governing bodies to submit redistricting plans with specific digital formats (shapefiles or ASCII files) to election officials for review.

TIMELINE

The effective date requirement for precinct changes was codified, mandating that review information be received by the Secretary of State at least four weeks before the qualifying period opens.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 4, 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
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Photo of Polly Thomas
Polly Thomas
RRepublican
LA
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