HB681 • 2026

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Lakeview Crime Prevention District in Orleans Parish

Crime Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Stephanie Hilferty
Last action: 2026-05-19
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide details on the specific services supported by the parcel fee or how the funds would be utilized, so these points were omitted from the summary.

Lakeview Crime Prevention District Fee Increase

This bill allows the Lakeview Crime Prevention District to increase its parcel fee, but only if approved by a majority of voters in an election.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Lakeview Crime Prevention District to raise the parcel fee it charges within the district.
Limits the maximum amount of the fee to $250 per parcel per year.
Requires that any increase in the fee must be approved by a majority vote from registered voters in an election.

Who It Names or Affects

Residents and property owners within the Lakeview Crime Prevention District in Orleans Parish
The board of commissioners of the Lakeview Crime Prevention District

Terms To Know

Parcel fee: A charge based on each piece of land or building within a district.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when an election must take place if requested by the board of commissioners.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Floor Amendment #2676 Hilferty Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB681 4024 2676 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Hilferty to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB681 4024 2676 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Hilferty to Engrossed House Bill No.
681 by Representative Hilferty 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, delete line 17 in its entirety Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

2026-05-19 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-18 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-13 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 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.
2026-04-08 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-04-07 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, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 3. 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 (14-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Lakeview Crime Prevention District in Orleans Parish

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 681
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.1(F)(1)(b) relative to Orleans Parish; to provide relative
3 to the Lakeview Crime Prevention District; to provide relative to the parcel fee
4 imposed within the district; to provide for the maximum fee amount; and to provide
5 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. 33:9091.1(F)(1)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
11 follows:
12 §9091.1. Lakeview Crime Prevention District
13 * * *
14 F. Parcel fee. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is hereby
15 authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in
16 accordance with the provisions of this Subsection:
17 (1)
18 * * *
19 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph,
20 the amount of the fee may be increased, not to exceed one two hundred fifty dollars
21 per parcel per year, as provided in this Subparagraph. The new fee amount shall be
22 as provided by duly adopted resolution of the board of commissioners of the district
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1 and approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the
2 proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana
3 Election Code. Such election shall be held only if requested by duly adopted
4 resolution of the board of commissioners of the district.
5 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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