SB 195 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the French Quarter Management District. (8/1/25)

SB 195 establishes a specific provision for the French Quarter Management District in New Orleans, allowing it to hire emergency sanitation contractors when the city government cannot provide these services due to staff shortages or lack of vendor contracts. The bill requires the city of New Orleans to reimburse the district for these emergency sanitation costs. This mechanism ensures uninterrupted waste removal and cleaning in the French Quarter during city service gaps. The district may use this emergency contracting authority until the city resumes its own sanitation services through its employees or approved vendors.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

SB195 Original SB195 Act 445 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates the governance rules for the French Quarter Management District by adding new voting members representing the hotel industry, local residents, and tourism sectors, while also designating the New Orleans Fair Grounds as a protected state historic site to prevent demolition or changes to its racing operations.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the French Quarter Management District's board of commissioners to include new stakeholder groups and adds a new protected status for the Fair Grounds Race Course.
ELIGIBILITY

Added new board members representing hotels in the Vieux Carre and Faubourg Marigny, residents of North Rampart Main Street, and the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau.

REQUIREMENT

Established a new requirement that allows the district to contract for emergency sanitation services if the city fails to provide them, with costs reimbursed by the city.

DEFINITION

Designated the New Orleans Fair Grounds as a Louisiana Historic Site, legally protecting it from demolition or structural alterations without legislative approval.

TECHNICAL

Included technical changes to the bill's formatting and publication notices.

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

340
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 7, 2025
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Harris, Bouie, and Connick.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
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 · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors