SB69 • 2026

PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Provides for the submission of nominees to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission. (8/1/26)

Enacted

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

Sponsor: William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 238
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission Nominees

This act changes the process for submitting nominees to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission, requiring specific senators and an organization to provide lists of candidates.

What This Bill Does

Changes the process for submitting nominees to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission.
Requires a senator from Senate District Six Thirty-seven to submit three nominees.
Requires a senator from Senate District Eleven Thirty-seven to also submit three nominees.
Requires the Pontchatoula Chamber of Commerce to provide three nominees.

Who It Names or Affects

The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission
Senators representing specific districts
Pontchatoula Chamber of Commerce

Terms To Know

nominees: People chosen to be considered for a position on the commission.
senator: A member of the Louisiana State Senate who represents a specific district.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify what happens if no nominees are submitted.
It is unclear how often this process will occur, but it likely relates to when terms expire or vacancies arise.

Bill History

2026-05-15 S
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-15 S
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 238.
2026-05-14 S
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-13 H
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 S
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-12 S
Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-12 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-11 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07 H
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-06 H
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-05 H
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-18 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-17 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-16 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-09 S
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-19 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Official Summary Text

PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Provides for the submission of nominees to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission. (8/1/26)

Current Bill Text

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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 69
BY SENATOR WHEAT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 34:1951(B)(2)(a), (c), (d), and (g), relative to the South
3 Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission; to provide for the composition of the board of
4 commissioners; to provide for the submission of nominees; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 34:1951(B)(2)(a), (c), (d), and (g) are hereby amended and reenacted
9 to read as follows:
10 §1951. Creation of South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission
11 * * *
12 B.(1) * * *
13 (2) Upon the expiration of the term of each member whose term expires as
14 provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or the creation of a vacancy in the seat
15 of any such member, whichever occurs first, the governor shall appoint the successor
16 to the member, subject to Senate confirmation, as follows and in the following order:
17 (a) First, one member from a list of three nominees submitted by the senator
18 representing Senate District Six Thirty-seven.
19 * * *
20 (c) Third, one member from a list of three nominees submitted by the senator
21 representing Senate District Eleven Thirty-seven.
22 (d) Fourth, one member from a list of three nominees submitted by the
23 Pontchatoula Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce.
24 * * *
25 (g) Seventh, one member from a list of three nominees submitted by the
ACT No. 238
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SB NO. 69 ENROLLED
1 senator representing Senate District Six, Thirty-seven and the representative
2 representing House of Representatives District Seventy-three, and the senator
3 representing Senate District Eleven.
4 * * *
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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