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LA SB359

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Katrina Jackson-Andrews

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces commissioner terms from six years to four years for hospital service districts in parishes with populations between 25,000 and 26,000 based on the latest federal decennial census

  • Limits commissioners to no more than two consecutive four-year terms

  • Applies to successor appointments made after current commissioners' terms expire on or after August 1, 2026

  • Successors must be appointed in the same manner as predecessor appointees were selected

  • Effective August 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Provides relative to term limits for certain hospital service district commissioners. (8/1/26)

HOSPITALS

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Health & Welfare2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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