SB 64 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for membership of the Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District. (8/1/25)

SB 64 amends Louisiana law to specify the appointment process for one member of the Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District's governing board. The bill requires the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish (or the city of St. George) to appoint one board member from a list provided by the district's association. This change directly affects the district's nine-member board and its governance structure, without altering the district's purpose or funding. The bill is procedural, focusing solely on board composition rules for this existing local district.

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 2, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates the governance structure of the Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District by replacing the appointing authority for one board seat from the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish to the mayor of the city of St. George. Additionally, the bill changes the composition of the board by replacing the President of the Homeowners' Association with the President of the Senate and adding the Speaker of the House and Governor as members, effectively shifting the district's oversight from local municipal leadership to state-level officials.

Scope change

The bill significantly alters the scope of the district's governance by transferring appointment authority from a local parish official to a state official and expanding the board to include high-ranking state legislators.

ELIGIBILITY

The appointing authority for one board seat was changed from the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish to the mayor of the city of St. George.

The President of the Shenandoah Estates Homeowners' Association and four members appointed by the association were removed from the board composition.

The member of the East Baton Rouge Parish governing authority and the member of the Louisiana House of Representatives were removed from the board composition.

REQUIREMENT

The President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Governor of Louisiana are now added as members of the district's board of commissioners.

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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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, 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