HB115 • 2026

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

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Dennis Bamburg Jr.
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 420
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the transition will be managed and what happens to current officers.

Abolishing the Police Chief and Department in Edgefield

This act abolishes the position of police chief and the police department in the village of Edgefield, allowing the village to contract with other law enforcement agencies for services.

What This Bill Does

Removes the office of police chief from the village of Edgefield.
Eliminates the police department in Edgefield.
Allows the mayor and board of aldermen to hire another law enforcement agency within Red River Parish to provide policing services.

Who It Names or Affects

The village of Edgefield and its residents.
Current and future law enforcement officers in Edgefield.
Other law enforcement agencies within Red River Parish.

Terms To Know

Board of Aldermen: A governing body for a town or village, similar to a city council.
Cooperative Endeavor Agreement: An agreement between two organizations to work together on a project or service.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify what happens to current police officers in Edgefield.
It is unclear how the transition from an internal police department to contracted services will be managed.
The exact terms of any contracts with other law enforcement agencies are not detailed.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 420.
2026-05-21 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-20 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-20 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-19 S
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.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-27 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-04-22 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-22 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-21 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
2026-04-20 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-16 H
Reported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-17 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-03-16 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
2026-02-13 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
2026-02-13 H
Prefiled. To be introduced at a later date.

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 4202026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 115
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAMBURG
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:381(C)(38), relative to the village of Edgefield and Red River Parish; to
3 provide for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the
4 village of Edgefield; to authorize the village to contract with other law enforcement
5 entities in the parish for law enforcement services; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 33:381(C)(38) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §381. Municipal officers
12 * * *
13 C.
14 * * *
15 (38)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board
16 of aldermen of the village of Edgefield may, upon recommendation of the mayor,
17 abolish the office of chief of police of the village. No such action by the board shall
18 be effective until the end of the term of the police chief in office at the time of that
19 action or when a vacancy occurs in the office, whichever occurs first; however, if at
20 the time of that action the office is filled by an officer temporarily appointed, the
21 abolition of the office shall become effective as provided by ordinance.
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HB NO. 115 ENROLLED
1 (b) If the office of chief of police is abolished and the municipal police
2 department is abolished pursuant to R.S. 33:362(C), the mayor and board of
3 aldermen may contract with or enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with any
4 law enforcement entity or officer within Red River Parish for police services for the
5 village.
6 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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