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HB166

HB166: Removes Vermilion Parish from the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District

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In one sentence

This law removes Vermilion Parish as a member of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District and reduces the number of commissioners on its board.

What it does

  • Removes Vermilion Parish from the list of parishes in the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District.
  • Reduces the total number of commissioners on the district's board from eleven to ten.
  • Eliminates the specific commissioner seat that was appointed by officials from Vermilion Parish.

Who it affects

  • The Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District and its board of commissioners.
  • Officials who previously appointed a commissioner representing Vermilion Parish, including judges, district attorneys, and sheriffs from that area.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not explain how Vermilion Parish will handle its own juvenile cases after leaving this regional district.
  • The text does not state what happens to any current commissioner from Vermilion Parish who is still serving a term when the law takes effect.

Official record

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Official summary

JUVENILES: Removes Vermilion Parish as a member of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Effective date: 06/22/2026.H
  2. Becomes Act No. 941 without the Governor's signature.H
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.S
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.H
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
  8. Called from the Calendar.S
  9. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.S
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
  12. Reported favorably.S
  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.S
  14. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
  15. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
  16. Called from the calendar.H
  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.H
  18. Notice given.H
  19. Read by title, returned to the calendar.H
  20. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.H