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LA HB200

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Bayham

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces the notice period for St. Bernard Parish property owners to cut or remove grass, weeds, trash, and other noxious matter from 15 days to 7 days before the parish can perform the work and charge the owner

  • Authorizes St. Bernard Parish to file liens against properties for unpaid removal charges, with liens recorded within 60 days having the same ranking as ad valorem tax liens

  • Allows the parish to add cutting and removal charges to the property's annual ad valorem tax bill if owners fail to pay

  • Requires sheriffs collecting these charges to be reimbursed 15% of amounts collected, with this fee added to the property owner's tax bill

  • Designates St. Bernard Parish as the sole defendant in any legal action contesting the addition of these charges to a property tax bill

Legislative Description

Provides relative to the growth of grass, weeds, and other deleterious matter in St. Bernard Parish

NUISANCE/PUBLIC

Last Action

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

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Municipal2/18/2026

Full Bill Text

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