HR 305 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

WATER/DRINKING WATER: Creates the Task Force on Southeast Louisiana Regional Water Purification Operations

This resolution creates a task force to study the feasibility of building a regional water purification facility serving Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles parishes. The task force, composed of appointed representatives from these parishes and the City Services Coalition, will assess strategies for operation and management and submit a report to local authorities by March 15, 2026. The effort specifically addresses challenges like saltwater intrusion impacting drinking water quality in the region.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 4, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025

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HR305 Original → HR305 Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill was enrolled with expanded sponsorship to include more representatives and renumbered from a House Resolution to House Bill. The primary substantive change is the addition of St. Charles Parish to the list of parishes the task force will study, alongside Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard. Additionally, the composition of the task force was expanded to include new appointees from the St. Charles Parish president, the City of New Orleans mayor, and the governing authorities of all five parishes, ensuring broader regional representation.

Scope change

The scope was expanded to include St. Charles Parish in the study of water purification feasibility and to include its governing authority and president as appointees to the task force.

SCOPE

St. Charles Parish was added to the list of parishes the task force must study for water purification.

REQUIREMENT

The task force composition was expanded to include appointees from the St. Charles Parish president, the City of New Orleans mayor, and the governing authorities of all five parishes.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of sponsoring representatives was expanded to include Cox, Illg, Lyons, Marcelle, Newell, Orgeron, Taylor, Walters, Willard, and Zeringue.

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

91–0

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 102

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic31

27 Yea 4

87% Yea

R Republican71

64 Yea 7

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors