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LA HB124

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Freiberg

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces the number of election sections for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court (East Baton Rouge Parish) from three sections to two sections, plus one at-large position
  • Assigns seven judges each to election sections one and two, with one judge (Division B) elected at-large by all parish voters
  • Redraws precinct boundaries for the two remaining election sections based on 2025 Precinct Shapefiles dated January 16, 2025
  • Repeals Section 5(E) of Act No. 145 from the 1994 Third Extraordinary Session related to the prior district structure
  • Becomes effective upon gubernatorial signature or passage into law without signature

Legislative Description

Provides for the election of judges to the 19th Judicial District Court (EN +$267,076 GF EX See Note)

JUDGES/DISTRICT

Last Action

Effective date: 06/11/2025.

6/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance6/4/2025
Governmental Affairs6/1/2025
Appropriations5/15/2025
House and Governmental Affairs3/25/2025

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