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LA HB 247

enacted

DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Creates the Allen Parish Economic Development District and abolishes the Allen Parish Tourist Commission

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 247 pass?

Yes. LA HB 247 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 247 about?

LA HB 247 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Creates the Allen Parish Economic Development District and abolishes the Allen Parish Tourist Commission”.

Who sponsors LA HB 247?

R. Dewith Carrier is the primary sponsor of LA HB 247.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-20 — Prefiled.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • R. Dewith Carrierprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Becomes Act No. 398 without the Governor's signature.

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-27

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. 2026-05-13

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-12

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    enrolled

  5. 2026-05-12

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-11

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-07

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.

  8. 2026-05-06

    The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  9. 2026-05-06

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-28

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    reading-3

  11. 2026-04-27

    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-04-22

    Reported with amendments.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-08

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

    reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2026-04-07

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    reading-1

  15. 2026-04-01

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    passage

  16. 2026-03-31

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

  17. 2026-03-30

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    reading-3

  18. 2026-03-26

    Reported with amendments (12-0).

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-03-09

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

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-20

    Prefiled.

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  21. 2026-02-20

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-02-20

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #2260, MPC, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #2540, MPC, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #2898, Carrier, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2515, L&M, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2531, L&M, AdoptedCompare
  • HB247 OriginalCompare
  • HB247 EngrossedCompare
  • HB247 ReengrossedCompare
  • HB247 EnrolledCompare
  • HB247 ActCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#272)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 79-6

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Amedee: no
    • Horton: no
    • Owen: no
    • Crews: no
    • McCormick: no
    • Schamerhorn: no
    • Bayham: other
    • Geymann: other
    • Spell: other
    • Bryant: other
    • Johnson, M.: other
    • Tarver: other
    • Carlson: other
    • Johnson, T.: other
    • Taylor: other
    • Chassion: other
    • Knox: other
    • Ventrella: other
    • Egan: other
    • McFarland: other
    • Wright: other
    • Firment: other
    • Mena: other
    • Young: other
    • Galle: other
    • Newell: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#641)

    2026-05-06 · pass · 35-2

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Barrow: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Hodges: no
    • Miguez: no
    • Selders: other
    • Stine: other
  • CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1081)

    2026-05-11 · pass · 100-0

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Carlson: other
    • Henry, D.: other
    • Thompson: other
    • Edmonston: other
    • Tarver: other

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