SB 139 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for the leasing of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Ascension Parish. (8/1/25)

SB 139 authorizes Ascension Parish's governing authority to lease all or part of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana (located at 9039 St. Landry Road). The bill directly affects Ascension Parish leaders, who must approve any lease agreement for the facility. It creates a specific legal provision allowing the parish to enter lease agreements without conflicting with other laws, outlining that leases must be approved by the parish governing authority before taking effect. This is a procedural bill enabling a specific leasing arrangement, not a substantive policy change.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB139 Original → SB139 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a draft version to an enacted law, adding official signatures and act numbers while removing the original digest and draft headers. This change signifies that the legislation has been approved by the legislature and the governor, making the lease of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center legally binding.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; it still authorizes the Ascension Parish governing authority to lease the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.

TECHNICAL

Added official act number (Act No. 329) and signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor to finalize the law.

Removed the original draft header, the legislative digest explaining the bill's purpose, and the draft version identifier.

Updated page numbering from 'Page 1 of 2' to 'Page 1 of 1' to reflect the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 5, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors