DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Provides relative to the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Vanessa Caston LaFleur
Last action: 2026-05-27
Official status: Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 396
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District Act

This act establishes the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish, setting its boundaries and rules for collecting fees.

What This Bill Does

Defines the district's boundaries as matching those of the Victoria Farms Subdivision.
Allows the district to collect a parcel fee from property owners within the district after voter approval.
Permits the district board to adjust the amount of the fee, but not exceed the maximum allowed by law.
Specifies that the act becomes effective on May 23, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

Residents and property owners within the Victoria Farms Subdivision in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Terms To Know

Parcel fee: A charge imposed on property owners within a specific district to fund improvements or services.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact amount of the parcel fee is not specified and can vary based on voter approval.
Details about how collected fees will be used are not provided in this act.

Bill History

2026-05-27 H
Effective date: 05/23/2026.
2026-05-27 H
Becomes Act No. 396 without the Governor's signature.
2026-05-14 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-12 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-05 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-04 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-29 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-07 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-04-01 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-01 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 11. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-31 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-26 H
Reported favorably (12-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-13 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
2026-02-13 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-13 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Provides relative to the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 3962026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 127
BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFLEUR
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9097.38(B) and (F)(4), relative to East Baton Rouge Parish;
3 to provide relative to the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement
4 District; to provide relative to the boundaries of the district; to provide relative to
5 the parcel fee imposed within the district ; to provide relative to the authority of the
6 district to change the amount of the fee; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide
7 for related matters.
8 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
9 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
10 Louisiana.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
12 Section 1. R.S. 33:9097.38(B) and (F)(4) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
13 as follows:
14 §9097.38. Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District
15 * * *
16 B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district are coterminous with the
17 boundaries of the Victoria Farms Subdivision as established in the official
18 subdivision plat filed with the clerk of court for East Baton Rouge Parish shall
19 include the area within the following perimeter: Airline Highway, Greenwell Street,
20 Joor Road, and Greenwell Springs Road.
21 * * *
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HB NO. 127 ENROLLED
1 F. Parcel fee. The district may impose and collect a parcel fee within the
2 district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.
3 * * *
4 (4) The fee shall be imposed only after its imposition has been approved by
5 a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an
6 election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The
7 amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to
8 exceed the maximum amount authorized in this Subsection.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
11 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
12 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
13 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
14 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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