ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce
HB 433 renames the "Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce" to "Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership" and updates its role in appointing members to boards governing six East Baton Rouge Parish economic development districts (including Downtown, Inner City, Florida Boulevard, and Plank Road districts). The bill requires the Chamber to submit nominee lists for specific board seats, such as one appointment to the Downtown Development District board and one to the Plank Road Business District board. It also formally defines this renamed entity as a "regional economic development organization" in Louisiana law, affecting how these districts are governed. The changes apply directly to the governance structures of these economic development entities and their board appointments.
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
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 25, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
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This bill updates the appointment process for several economic development boards in East Baton Rouge Parish to require nominees be submitted by the 'Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership' instead of the 'Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce.' It also changes the composition of the Downtown Development District board from seven to five members and updates the definition of 'Regional economic development organization' to include the new partnership name.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on East Baton Rouge Parish economic development entities, but the specific organizations eligible to nominate board members have been updated to reflect a name change.
ELIGIBILITY
Updated the appointing authority for multiple economic development boards to require nominees from the 'Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership' instead of the 'Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce.'
REQUIREMENT
Reduced the number of members on the Downtown Development District board from seven to five.
DEFINITION
Amended the legal definition of 'Regional economic development organization' to include the new partnership name and its successors.
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2026 · House Apr 22, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 25, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
4
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
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0).
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Freiberg
RRepublican
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