SB78 • 2026

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the governing authority of the Shreveport Downtown Development District. (8/1/26)

Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Samuel Jenkins
Last action: 2026-05-31
Official status: Subject to call - Senate final passage
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details about the term lengths of board members, only that they may be reappointed after a three-year term. This detail was removed as it could not be verified from the provided text.

Shreveport Downtown Development District Governing Authority

This bill changes the rules for who can be on the board of commissioners for the Shreveport Downtown Development District by adding a requirement for one member's background and modifying residency requirements.

What This Bill Does

Adds a requirement that one member of the authority must have experience in urban planning, land use planning, commercial real estate development, construction, district management, architecture, or engineering.
Removes the residency requirement for this new board member but keeps it for other members who are not elected officials.
Sets a process for filling vacancies on the board based on where the outgoing member came from.

Who It Names or Affects

The Shreveport Downtown Development District
Members of the district's governing authority

Terms To Know

Shreveport Downtown Development District: A special area in downtown Shreveport where development and improvement projects are managed.
Governing Authority: The group of people who make decisions for the Shreveport Downtown Development District.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill only applies to future vacancies on the board, not current members.
It does not specify how many members are on the board or what their duties are.

Amendments

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

Summary of House Amendments to SB78

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the Louisiana House of Representatives member responsible for submitting a list of nominees to the mayor from District 4 to District 2, while also allowing one board member with specific expertise to not be required to reside in or have business within the district.

Changes the responsibility of submitting a list of nominees for appointment to the governing board from the representative of District 4 to the representative of District 2.
Allows one voting member, who has experience in urban planning or related fields, to not be required to reside in or have business within the district.

The amendment text does not specify how this change will affect the current composition of the governing board.

House Committee Amendment #4810 MPC Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCASB78 552 4810 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No.

HCASB78 552 4810 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No.
78 by Senator Jenkins 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" and before "(3), and (4)" delete "R.S.
33:2740.38(C)(2)," 3 and insert "R.S.

House Committee Amendment #4605 MPC Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCASB78 552 4605 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No.

HCASB78 552 4605 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No.
78 by Senator Jenkins 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" and before "(3), and (4)" delete "R.S.
33:2740.38(C)(2)," 3 and insert "R.S.

Bill History

2026-05-31 S
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-31 H
Notice of Senate rejecting Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-29 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
2026-05-29 S
Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
2026-05-29 S
Conference Committee Report read; failed to be adopted by a vote of 11 yeas and 25 nays.
2026-05-27 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26 H
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-26 S
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-25 H
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-25 S
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-25 H
House conferees appointed: Jackson, Gadberry, and Walters.
2026-05-25 H
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
2026-05-21 S
Senate conference committee members appointed: Jenkins, Boudreaux, and Luneau.
2026-05-20 S
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-19 S
Received from the House with amendments.
2026-05-19 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-12 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-12 H
Notice given.
2026-05-12 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-11 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07 H
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-06 H
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-05 H
Reported with amendments (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-07 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-04-01 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-31 S
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-30 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-25 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 Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-02-20 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the governing authority of the Shreveport Downtown Development District. (8/1/26)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SLS 26RS-367 REENGROSSED
2026 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 78
BY SENATOR JENKINS
SPECIAL DISTRICTS. Provides for the governing authority of the Shreveport Downtown
Development District. (8/1/26)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(2), (3), and (4) and to enact R.S.
3 33:2740.38(C)(5), relative to the Shreveport Downtown Development District; to
4 provide relative to the board of commissioners; to provide relative to residency
5 requirements; to provide for prospective application; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(2), (3), and (4) are hereby amended and reenacted and
10 R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §2740.38. Shreveport; downtown development district
12 * * *
13 C.(1) * * *
14 * * *
15 (2) One member of the authority shall have a background in urban
16 planning, land use planning, commercial real estate development, commercial
17 real estate construction, commercial district management, architecture or
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1 engineering.
2 (3) All members of the authority, other than elected officials and the
3 member appointed pursuant to Subsection (C)(2) of this Paragraph, shall reside
4 in the district or have their his personal principal place of business or office in the
5 district or own property in the district.
6 (3)(4) The terms of the members shall be three years and they each member
7 may be reappointed.
8 (4)(5) A vacancy occurring for any cause shall be filled by using the above
9 order and procedure until the board membership is composed as described above.
10 Thereafter, vacancies will be filled by this procedure, with nominations originating
11 from the same group that appointed the outgoing member.
12 * * *
13 Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall have prospective application only.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof
or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
DIGEST
SB 78 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Jenkins
Present law (R.S. 33:2740.38) provides for the composition of the board of commissioners
of the Shreveport Downtown Development District.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that one member of authority shall have a
background in urban planning, land use planning, commercial real estate development,
commercial real estate construction, commercial district management architecture or
engineering.
Present law provides that all members of the authority, other than elected officials shall
reside in the district or have their personal principal place of business or office in the district
or own property in the district.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that the member with the background in urban
planning, land use planning, commercial real estate development, commercial real estate
construction, commercial district management architecture or engineering shall not have to
reside in the district or have his personal principal place of business or office in the district
or own property in the district.
Proposed law will have prospective application only, and will only apply to vacancies that
occur, for any cause, after the effective date of proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2026.
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SB NO. 78
SLS 26RS-367 REENGROSSED
(Amends R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(2), (3), and (4); adds R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(5))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Makes technical changes.
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