SB 50 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Provides relative to the Central Louisiana Regional Port. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

SB 50 amends Louisiana law to change how the Central Louisiana Regional Port can borrow money. It removes a $10 million cap on bonds the port can issue and allows the port's board to secure loans using mortgages on port property or federal/state grants. This gives the port more flexibility to finance infrastructure projects using its operational revenues. The bill directly affects the port's board of commissioners and their ability to fund capital improvements.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics: Ports

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 1, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB50 Original → SB50 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was enrolled and the sponsors were updated to include Senator Morris. The most significant policy change allows the Central Louisiana Regional Port to secure its debt with a conventional mortgage on properties it owns or acquires, a power previously not explicitly granted in the original draft. Additionally, the bill removes the previous $10 million cap on outstanding bonds, allowing the port to issue a larger amount of debt for future projects.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include the authority for the port to pledge real property as collateral for debt repayment and to increase the maximum allowable debt limit.

FISCAL

Added authority for the board of commissioners to secure bond payments using a conventional mortgage on properties constructed or acquired by the port.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the $10 million limit on the total amount of outstanding bonds or notes the port can issue at any one time.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect enrollment as Act No. 318 and added Senator Morris as a co-sponsor.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

36–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

25 Yea 1 Nay 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 16, 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 Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor