LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District
This bill eliminates the independent authority of the St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement District. It also repeals its ability to manage funds and provide services beyond its boundaries.
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HB 286 — LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District
Last action — Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 11, 2026.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill repeals the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District's independent authority.
This bill eliminates the independent authority of the St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement District. It also repeals its ability to manage funds and provide services beyond its boundaries.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
7 added · 37 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 286, a reference to "ACT No. 62" has been removed. This change simplifies the language and focuses the bill more clearly on its main objectives. Removing unnecessary references can help prevent confusion and make the law easier to understand for everyone.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-437 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
286 BY REPRESENTATIVE BERAULT LOCALAN AGENCIES:ACT TorepealR.S.33:7728,relativetotheSt.TammanyMosquitoAbatementDistrict;torepeal theindependentauthorityoftheSt.
ProvidesTammanyMosquito forAbatementDistrictrelative to the St.expenditure of district funds;
Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District AN ACT TorepealR.S.33:7728,relativetotheSt.TammanyMosquitoAbatementDistrict;torepeal theindependentauthorityoftheSt.TammanyMosquitoAbatementDistrictrelative to the expenditure of district funds;
DIGESTSPEAKER ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
ItconstitutesPage nopart1 of the1 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)] HB 286 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Berault Abstract:
Repeals certain authority relative to the St.
Tammany Mosquito Abatement District.
Present law provides that the board of commissioners of the St.
Tammany Mosquito Abatement District exercises sole authority for determining the manner in which funds of thedistrictareexpendedforpurposesofmosquitoabatement,control,eradication,andstudy subject to the approval of the director of the district.
Page 1 of 2 HLS 26RS-437 ENGROSSED HB NO.
286 Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law authorizes the board of commissions of the district to extend any service authorizedbypresentlawoutsidetheterritorialboundariesofthedistrictinaccordancewith the terms of a service agreement between the board and the governing authority of any parish or municipality.
Further provides for how the service agreement is to be concluded.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that the board of commissioners may pay the health insurance claims ofdistrictemployeeswhenthedistrict'semployeehealthinsurancecarrierbecomesinsolvent and is unable to satisfythose claims.
Further provides that the board mayuse surplus funds of the district to pay unpaid claims.
Proposed law repeals present law.
PresentlawauthorizestheSt.TammanyParishPoliceJurytoincludecertainspecifiedareas within the boundaries of the district.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that if the St.
Tammany Parish Council changes the name of the district, such redesignation will not affect the respective powers of the board of commissioners of the district or the parish council.
Proposed law repeals present law.
(Repeals R.S.
33:7728) Page 2 of 2
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Action History
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Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 62.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (11-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
Sponsors
- Stephanie H. Berault · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Not Voting |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 61 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Not Voting |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 286?
- HB 286 is sponsored by Stephanie H. Berault (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 286?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2026. Enacted.
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