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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 certain5
such 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 levied12
by the governing authority of a parish or municipality:13
(1) The provisions of R.S. 42:19.1.14
(2) The provisions of R.S. 42:23(A).15 HLS 14RS-619 ENGROSSED
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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 requirements for additional notice of certain meetings of a political
subdivision and for recording or broadcast of board or commission meetings shall
not apply to certain crime prevention and security districts, improvement districts,
and other similar districts.
Present law (R.S. 42:11 et seq.) establishes the "Open Meetings Law" governing public
bodies in Louisiana. Present law (R.S. 42:19) provides that all public bodies, except the
legislature and its committees and subcommittees, shall give written public notice of any
regular, special, or rescheduled meeting no later than 24 hours before the meeting. Such
notice must include the agenda, date, time, and place of the meeting and may not be changed
less than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Present law (R.S. 42:19.1) requires additional 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
to be both published in the official journal of the political subdivision no more than sixty
days nor less than thirty days before such public meeting and announced to the public during
the course of a public meeting of such political subdivision no more than 60 days nor less
than 30 days before such public meeting.
Present law (R.S. 42:23(A)) further 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 (R.S. 42:19.1 and 23(A)) relative to additional notice
of certain meetings and recording or broadcast of meetings shall not apply to meetings of the
governing authority of a 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.
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental
Affairs to the original bill.
1. Removes language specifying that the tax or parcel fee is not levied by the
governing authority of the district.
2. Removes language explaining the provisions of present law that will not apply
to crime prevention and security districts, improvement districts, or other
districts.