DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Provides relative to the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
HB 127 defines the boundaries of the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish to match the Victoria Farms Subdivision plat, using Airline Highway, Greenwell Street, Joor Road, and Greenwell Springs Road as perimeter lines. It establishes a parcel fee system for properties within the district, requiring voter approval via election before the fee can be implemented. The district board may later adjust the fee amount through a formal resolution, but cannot exceed the maximum set by law. This bill directly affects property owners in the Victoria Farms area by creating a mechanism for funding crime prevention and improvement initiatives through a locally approved fee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Signed May 27, 2026
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HB127 Original
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MODERATE
This bill finalizes the creation of the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish by establishing its specific geographic boundaries and authorizing the district to collect a parcel fee. The changes convert the proposal into an enacted law, defining the district's area and setting the rules for funding collection.
Scope change
The bill's scope is now fixed to a specific geographic area defined by four roads, whereas the original version had undefined boundaries.
SCOPE
Defined the district's boundaries as the area enclosed by Airline Highway, Greenwell Street, Joor Road, and Greenwell Springs Road.
FISCAL
Authorized the district to impose and collect a parcel fee from property owners within the defined area, subject to voter approval.
TECHNICAL
Removed the digest section and legislative history notes, as these are informational and not part of the final law.
Changed the document header from 'Original' to 'Act' and updated page counts to reflect the final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Apr 1, 2026
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 41
May 12, 2026
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 11. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vanessa LaFleur
DDemocratic
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