HB 326 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

LOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS: Provides relative to the police chief of the village of Tickfaw

HB 326 requires the police chief of Tickfaw, Louisiana, to reside within the village's corporate limits and have lived there for at least one year prior to running for office. It amends local law to mandate this residency requirement for candidates seeking the position, overriding any previous qualifications. The bill directly affects individuals running for police chief in Tickfaw by adding these location-based eligibility rules. This is a procedural change specific to Tickfaw's local government structure.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB326 Original → HB326 Act 638 · 4 edits

MODERATE

HB 326 was enacted as Act 638, converting the bill from a draft proposal into official law. The primary substantive change is the creation of a specific exception for the Village of Tickfaw, requiring its police chief to reside within the village's corporate limits rather than just the parish, and mandating that candidates be domiciled there for one year prior to qualifying.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a specific exception for the Village of Tickfaw, distinguishing it from other municipalities under the same statute.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the Village of Tickfaw that its elected police chief must reside within the village's corporate limits.

Added a new requirement that candidates for the Village of Tickfaw police chief must have been domiciled in the village for the year preceding their qualification.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the general eligibility rules for police chiefs by creating a specific carve-out for the Village of Tickfaw, overriding the standard parish-wide residency requirement.

TECHNICAL

Updated document formatting to reflect the bill's status as an enrolled Act (Act No. 638) with signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor.

Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2026 · House May 7, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 25, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 19, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

May 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0).

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors