HB 1240 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS: Modifies the board of commissioners within the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East

This bill modifies the governance structure of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East by establishing a new rule for confirming its board members. Specifically, it requires the Senate to reconfirm the nine existing commissioners by December 1, 2026, after which their terms will depend on this confirmation process. If the Senate fails to reconfirm a member, that person's term ends immediately, and they cannot be reappointed for two years, while confirmed members keep their original terms. The legislation also outlines that any new members appointed to fill vacancies created by non-reconfirmation will serve only until the end of the predecessor's original term.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2026

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Introduced Apr 14, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026

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HB1240 Original → HB1240 Engrossed · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to fix a formatting error in the description of board member residency requirements and to correct a typo in the digest section. The substantive policy regarding the reconstitution of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East board remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a line break and spacing issue in the list of board member parishes to ensure the text flows correctly.

Fixed a typo in the digest summary where 'La.' was missing the period.

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Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 836 reported by the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works (14-0).

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