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HB326 • 2026

LOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS: Provides relative to the police chief of the village of Tickfaw

LOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS: Provides relative to the police chief of the village of Tickfaw

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Nicholas Muscarello
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 638
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties, leaving this information uncertain.

Police Chief Requirements for Tickfaw Village

This act sets residency requirements for the police chief position in Tickfaw Village, Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires that the elected chief of police in Tickfaw Village must reside within the village's boundaries.
  • Specifies that a candidate for the position of police chief must have been domiciled in the village for at least one year before running for office.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The elected chief of police and future candidates for this position in Tickfaw Village.

Terms To Know

Corporate limits
The official boundaries of a city or village where its laws apply.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act only applies to the police chief position in Tickfaw Village and does not affect other villages or cities.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or what penalties might exist for non-compliance.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-06-02 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 638.

  3. 2026-05-27 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-26 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-26 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-26 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-25 S

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

  8. 2026-05-20 S

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

  9. 2026-05-19 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-05-18 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-05-12 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

  12. 2026-05-11 S

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

  13. 2026-05-07 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-05-06 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  15. 2026-05-06 H

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

  16. 2026-05-05 H

    Reported favorably (14-0).

  17. 2026-03-30 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

  18. 2026-03-26 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

  19. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  20. 2026-02-24 H

    Prefiled. To be introduced at a later date.

Official Summary Text

LOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS: Provides relative to the police chief of the village of Tickfaw

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 6382026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 326
BY REPRESENTATIVE MUSCARELLO
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:385.1(B)(3), relative to the village of Tickfaw; to provide relative to the
3 office of police chief of the village; to provide relative to the qualifications for the
4 office; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:385.1(B)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §385.1. Qualifications of elected chief of police
11 * * *
12 B.
13 * * *
14 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, an
15 elected chief of police in the village of Tickfaw shall reside within the corporate
16 limits of the village. At the time of qualification as a candidate for the office of chief
17 of police, a person shall have been domiciled in the village for at least the
18 immediately preceding year.
19 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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