LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides for a privilege in favor of parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts for certain unpaid service charges or user fees
This bill allows parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts in Louisiana to place a legal claim on multifamily residential properties to collect unpaid sewage or water service fees. It applies specifically to properties with more than four dwelling units that use a master meter system where a single meter measures usage for the entire development. To enforce this claim, the district must first send a written demand for payment, giving the property owner 30 days to pay before the district can file a formal legal document to secure the debt against the property. The bill outlines the specific procedures for filing this claim and requires it to be registered in the local mortgage records.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 23, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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This bill expands the legal privilege (a type of lien) that local governments can place on multifamily properties to include parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts. Previously, only municipalities could use this tool to collect unpaid utility fees. The substantive policy change broadens the scope of entities eligible to enforce these collections against residential properties.
Scope change
The bill changes the scope of applicability by extending the privilege from municipalities only to include parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts.
SCOPE
Extended the privilege for unpaid utility fees to parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts, whereas the original text only allowed municipalities to use this enforcement mechanism.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 23, 2026
How they voted
37–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 41
May 21, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 12, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 23, 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 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Mar 24, 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
Rodney Lyons
DDemocratic
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