ELECTED OFFICIALS: Provides relative to the term of office for the Orleans Parish sheriff (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

Elections

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Mandie Landry
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 317
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide additional details beyond what is stated in the official text excerpt.

Term Changes for Orleans Parish Sheriff

This act changes the term length and start date for the sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

Changes the term length for the Orleans Parish sheriff to four years starting from May 1st after an election.
Specifies that the sheriff elected in 2029 will serve until January 9, 2034.
Sets a new start date of the second Monday in January for sheriffs elected after 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

The Orleans Parish Sheriff
Voters in Orleans Parish

Terms To Know

Sheriff: A law enforcement official who is the chief of police for a county or parish.
Term of office: The period during which an elected official serves in their position.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if the sheriff leaves office before completing their term.
Only affects future elections and does not change current terms.

Bill History

2026-05-22 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-22 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 317.
2026-05-19 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-19 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-18 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.
2026-05-11 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-07 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-14 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-13 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-09 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-08 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-04-07 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-01 H
Reported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental 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 House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Provides relative to the term of office for the Orleans Parish sheriff (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 813
BY REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5581(A), relative to the sheriff for the parish of Orleans; to
3 provide for the sheriff's term of office; to provide for the term of office for the sheriff
4 elected at the election for parochial or municipal officer in Orleans Parish in 2029;
5 to provide for the beginning of the term of office for each sheriff elected thereafter;
6 and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 13:5581(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §5581. Sheriff for parish of Orleans; election; term
10 A. There shall be one sheriff for the parish of Orleans, who shall be elected
11 by the qualified electors of the parish of Orleans. He shall be elected at the election
12 for parochial and municipal officers in Orleans Parish, and shall serve for a term of
13 four years, and shall take office and begin his term on the first Monday in May
14 following his election. However, the sheriff elected at the election for parochial and
15 municipal officers in Orleans Parish in 2029 shall serve until his successor takes
16 office on January 9, 2034. Each sheriff elected thereafter shall take office on the
17 second Monday in January following election.
18 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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