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HB1040 • 2026

JUVENILES/DETENTION FAC: Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners for the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority

JUVENILES/DETENTION FAC: Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners for the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Gabe Firment
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 92
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about what happens after the initial four-year terms end or how changes will be implemented if there are future vacancies on the board.

Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority Board Membership

This act changes the membership rules for the board of commissioners at the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority, specifying how each commissioner is appointed and their initial term length.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law to specify that there will be seven commissioners on the board of the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority.
  • Requires that one commissioner from each of the seven parishes within the authority's territory be appointed, with each commissioner being a qualified voter and resident of their parish.
  • Specifies how each commissioner is appointed: two by judges, two by sheriffs, one by police chiefs, and two by district attorneys.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority
  • Judges, sheriffs, police chiefs, and district attorneys in participating parishes

Terms To Know

Commissioner
A member of the board that manages the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority.
Parish
An administrative division in Louisiana, similar to a county in other states.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what happens after the initial four-year terms end.
  • It is unclear how changes will be implemented if there are future vacancies on the board.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 H

    Effective date: 05/11/2026.

  2. 2026-05-11 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 92.

  3. 2026-05-11 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.

  4. 2026-05-08 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. 2026-05-07 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-07 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-06 S

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. 2026-04-27 S

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

  9. 2026-04-22 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-21 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-04-14 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

  12. 2026-04-13 S

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

  13. 2026-04-09 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-04-08 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  15. 2026-04-07 H

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

  16. 2026-04-01 H

    Reported favorably (12-0).

  17. 2026-03-31 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  18. 2026-03-30 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

JUVENILES/DETENTION FAC: Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners for the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
ENROLLED
ACT No. 922026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1040
BY REPRESENTATIVE FIRMENT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1105.1(A), relative to the Central Louisiana Juvenile
3 Detention Center Authority; to provide relative to the membership of the board of
4 commissioners of the authority; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 15:1105.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §1105.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
9 A. The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be is
10 governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage its the affairs
11 of the authority. The commission shall be composed of a board of seven
12 commissioners. There shall be one One commissioner shall be appointed from each
13 of the seven parishes within the territory of the authority and each commissioner
14 shall be a qualified elector and who is domiciled in the parish for which he is
15 appointed. They Each commissioner shall be appointed for terms a term of four
16 years, as follows:
17 (1) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the judges exercising juvenile
18 jurisdiction within the participating parishes.
19 (2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the sheriffs of the participating
20 parishes.
21 (3) One commissioner shall be appointed by the chiefs of police of
22 municipalities within the participating parishes.
23 (4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the district attorneys with
24 jurisdiction in the participating parishes.
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1 (1) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
2 residing within Avoyelles Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and
3 district attorney for the Twelfth Judicial District and the sheriff of Avoyelles Parish
4 for an initial term of four years.
5 (2) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
6 residing in Catahoula Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
7 attorney for the Seventh Judicial District and the sheriff of Catahoula Parish for an
8 initial term of four years.
9 (3) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
10 residing in Concordia Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
11 attorney for the Seventh Judicial District and the sheriff of Concordia Parish for an
12 initial term of four years.
13 (4) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
14 residing within Grant Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
15 attorney of the Thirty-Fifth Judicial District and the sheriff of Grant Parish for an
16 initial term of four years.
17 (5) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
18 residing in LaSalle Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
19 attorney for the Twenty-Eighth Judicial District and the sheriff of LaSalle Parish for
20 an initial term of four years.
21 (6) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
22 residing in Vernon Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
23 attorney for the Thirtieth Judicial District and the sheriff of Vernon Parish for an
24 initial term of four years.
25 (7) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
26 residing within Winn Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
27 attorney for the Eighth Judicial District and the sheriff of Winn Parish for an initial
28 term of four years.
29 * * *
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1 Section 2. The appointment of commissioners for a four-year term provided for in
2 R.S. 15:1105.1(A), as amended and reenacted by Section 1 of this Act, shall begin on August
3 1, 2026.
4 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
5 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
6 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
7 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
8 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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