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SCR38 • 2026

JOINT RULES: Repeals Joint Rule No. 7, relative to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

JOINT RULES: Repeals Joint Rule No. 7, relative to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Caleb Kleinpeter
Last action
2026-05-25
Official status
Sent to the Secretary of State
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact date of removal and its conditions are not fully specified without additional context from other bills or legislative actions.

Repealing Oversight Committee Rules

This resolution removes Joint Rule No. 7, which established the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes Joint Rule No. 7, which established the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Louisiana Legislature
  • People involved with the Atchafalaya Basin Program

Terms To Know

Joint Rule No. 7
A rule that set up a committee to oversee the Atchafalaya Basin Program.
Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee
A group created by Joint Rule No. 7 to watch over and manage activities in the Atchafalaya Basin Program.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The removal of Joint Rule No. 7 is contingent upon another related bill being approved.
  • It is not clear what happens to ongoing work or responsibilities related to the committee after it is removed.

Amendments

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

Filed

Plain English: The amendment proposes to repeal Joint Rule No. 7, which established the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

  • Repeals Joint Rule No. 7 that created the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on what happens if SCR 29 is not adopted, which limits a full understanding of its impact.
  • It's unclear what specific actions or recommendations the committee made before this proposed repeal.
Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording related to the establishment and repeal of the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

  • Removes lines that mention Senators in reference to the committee's establishment.
  • Adds Representatives instead of Senators for the committee's establishment.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on how the change affects the committee's operations or membership beyond altering who is mentioned in its description.
Draft

Plain English: HCASCR38 3645 4827 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Engrossed Senate Concurrent Resolution No.

  • HCASCR38 3645 4827 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Engrossed Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
  • 38 by Senator Kleinpeter 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, delete lines 3 and 4 and insert "Representatives, relative to the establishment of 3 the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee; to repeal the Atchafalaya Basin 4 Program Oversight Committee." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Adopted

Plain English: SCASCR38 4442 2548 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Original Senate Concurrent Resolution No.

  • SCASCR38 4442 2548 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Original Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
  • 38 by Senator Kleinpeter 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 7, after "March" change "2026" to "2027" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 1, line 8, after "No." change the blank "__" to "29" Page 1 of 1

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-25 S

    Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/22/2026.

  2. 2026-05-25 H

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  3. 2026-05-20 S

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. 2026-05-19 S

    Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.

  5. 2026-05-18 S

    Received from the House with amendments.

  6. 2026-05-18 H

    Read by title, concurred in by vote of 95 yeas, 0 nays.

  7. 2026-05-18 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.

  8. 2026-05-13 H

    Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. 2026-05-12 H

    Reported with amendments (13-0).

  10. 2026-04-29 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  11. 2026-04-28 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

  12. 2026-04-28 H

    Received in the House from the Senate.

  13. 2026-04-27 S

    Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered engrossed and sent to the House.

  14. 2026-04-22 S

    Reported with amendments.

  15. 2026-04-21 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

  16. 2026-04-20 S

    Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Official Summary Text

JOINT RULES: Repeals Joint Rule No. 7, relative to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

Current Bill Text

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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 38
BY SENATOR KLEINPETER
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To repeal Joint Rule No. 7 of the Joint Rules of Order of the Senate and House of
Representatives, relative to the establishment of the Atchafalaya Basin Program
Oversight Committee; to repeal the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight
Committee.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana repeals Joint Rule No. 7 of the
Joint Rules of Order of the Senate and House of Representatives effective the second
Monday in March 2027, if the instrument that originated as Senate Concurrent Resolution
No.29 of this 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature is adopted.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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