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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 115: POLICE/MUNICIPAL: Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the village of Edgefield

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 115 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: POLICE/MUNICIPAL: Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the village of Edgefield. Primary sponsor: Dennis Bamburg (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 420.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dennis BamburgPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 420.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source