DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Dixon McMakin
Last action: 2026-05-21
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify what happens if property owners do not approve fee changes in an election.

Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District Act

This act sets limits on the fees that can be charged to property owners in the Jefferson Place/Bocage district for crime prevention and improvement efforts, requiring voter approval before any fee changes.

What This Bill Does

Sets a maximum annual parcel fee of $541,200 per improved land parcel within the district, starting at $501,000 in the first year.
Requires that any proposed increase to the parcel fee must be approved by a majority vote of registered voters in an election.

Who It Names or Affects

Property owners within the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District
The local government board responsible for managing the district

Terms To Know

Parcel fee: A yearly charge paid by property owners to support crime prevention and improvement efforts in their area.
Board: The group of people who make decisions for the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear what happens if property owners do not approve fee changes in an election.
The exact date when this act will take effect has not been specified.

Bill History

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 92, 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 (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/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 162
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAKIN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9097.12(F)(1) and (3)(a)(i), relative to the Jefferson
3 Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District; to provide relative to the
4 parcel fee imposed within the district; to provide for the maximum fee amount; and
5 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. 33:9097.12(F)(1) and (3)(a)(i) are hereby amended and reenacted to
11 read as follows:
12 §9097.12. Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District
13 * * *
14 F. Parcel fee. The district, through the board, is hereby authorized to impose
15 and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the
16 provisions of this Subsection.
17 (1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution
18 of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per improved parcel of land not to exceed
19 five hundred and forty one thousand two hundred dollars per year for each improved
20 parcel, starting with five hundred one thousand dollars for the first calendar year.
21 * * *
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HB NO. 162 ENROLLED
1 (3)(a)(i) The fee of five hundred one thousand dollars for the first calendar
2 year, subject to change thereafter by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to
3 exceed the maximum amount authorized as provided in this Subsection, shall be
4 imposed only after the question of its imposition and the board's authority to increase
5 the fee has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district who
6 vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the
7 Louisiana Election Code.
8 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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