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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 684
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Exempts certain security districts and similar districts
from certain requirements for public notice and for recording or broadcast of certain
meetings
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 33:9099.2, relative to applicability of certain laws to crime prevention and2
security districts, improvement districts, and certain other districts; to provide that3
certain requirements for notice of meetings of a political subdivision and for4
recording or broadcast of board or commission meetings shall not apply to such5
districts; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 33:9099.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง9099.2. Applicability of certain laws9
The following provisions of law shall not apply to meetings of the governing10
authority of any crime prevention and security district, improvement district, or other11
district created by or pursuant to this Chapter for which a tax or parcel fee is not12
levied by the governing authority of the district but rather is levied by the governing13
authority of a parish or municipality:14
(1) The provisions of R.S. 42:19.1 which require certain notice of a meeting15
at which a political subdivision intends to levy, increase, renew, or continue an ad16
valorem property tax or a sales and use tax or authorize the calling of an election to17
submit such a question to the voters.18 HLS 14RS-619 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 684
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(2) The provisions of R.S. 42:23(A) which require a nonelected board or1
commission that has the authority to levy a tax to video or audio record, film, or2
broadcast live all proceedings in a public meeting.3
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, 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)]
Abramson HB No. 684
Abstract: Provides that certain requirements for notice of meetings of a political
subdivision and for recording or broadcast of board or commission meetings shall
not apply to crime prevention and security districts, improvement districts, and
certain other similar districts.
Present law (R.S. 42:19.1) requires public notice of a meeting at which a political
subdivision intends to levy, increase, renew, or continue any ad valorem property tax or sales
and use tax or authorize the calling of an election for submitting such a question to the
voters.
Present law (R.S. 42:23(A)) requires a nonelected board or commission that has the authority
to levy a tax to video or audio record, film, or broadcast live all proceedings in a public
meeting.
Present law (Chapter 29 of Title 33 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950 "Neighborhood
Improvement Districts") creates or authorizes creation of various districts in particular
neighborhoods or subdivisions. Part I concerns districts in Jefferson Parish with purposes
related to security as well as other improvements. The parish governing authority is the
district governing authority. These districts have authority to levy specified taxes and/or
parcel fees and these are levied by the governing authority of the district (which is the parish
governing authority). Part II concerns Orleans Parish. It provides for improvement districts
for which parcel fees and in some cases ad valorem taxes are levied by the city council of
New Orleans. It also provides for development districts which do not have authority for a
tax or fee. Part II also provides for crime prevention and security districts in Orleans Parish,
which generally are funded by parcel fees levied by the New Orleans City Council. Part III
concerns East Baton Rouge Parish. Most of these districts are funded by a parcel fee levied
by the governing authority of the parish, but at least one of the districts levies its own parcel
fee directly.
Proposed law provides that present law relative to notice of meetings and recording or
broadcast of meetings shall not apply to meetings of the governing authority of any crime
prevention and security district, improvement district, or other district created by or pursuant
to Chapter 29 of Title 33 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950 for which a tax or parcel fee
is levied by the governing authority of a parish or municipality and not by the governing
authority of the district.
(Adds R.S. 33:9099.2)