Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 433 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 644.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 02, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill relates to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce.

The measure provides updates regarding the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce, impacting its operations and governance. It aims to enhance economic development in the region.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

75 added · 108 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill HB 433, a line referencing "ACT No. 644" has been removed. This change suggests that the bill is no longer linked to that specific act, which could indicate a shift in focus or a move towards a more updated approach. This matters because it may affect how the bill is interpreted and implemented, ensuring it aligns more closely with current laws and needs.

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HLS 26RS-983 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
433 BY REPRESENTATIVE FREIBERG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
433 BY REPRESENTATIVE FREIBERG AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
to provide relative to the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Inner City Economic Development District,theFloridaBoulevardEconomicDevelopmentDistrict,andthePlankRoad BusinessEconomicDevelopmentDistrict,andtheEastBatonRougeRedevelopment Authority;
to provide relative to the Downtown Development District of the City of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Inner City Economic Development District,theFloridaBoulevardEconomicDevelopmentDistrict,andthePlankRoad BusinessEconomicDevelopmentDistrict,andtheEastBatonRougeRedevelopment Authority;
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preparation of plans, levy of special ad valorem taxes, and issuance of bonds and other instruments of indebtedness * * * D.(1) The board shall be composed of seven members,all of whom shall be qualified voters of the parish of East Baton Rouge, and shall have their principal place of business or profession in, or own propertyin, the Downtown Development District.
preparation of plans, levy of special ad valorem taxes, and issuance of bonds and other instruments of indebtedness * * * D.(1) The board shall be composed of seven members, all of whom shall be qualified voters of the parish of East Baton Rouge, and shall have their principal Page 1 of 4 CODING:
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433 ENROLLED place of business or profession in, or own propertyin, the Downtown Development District.
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* * * (b) One member of the board shall be appointed by the mayor-president, withtheapprovalofthemetropolitancouncil,fromalistoffournomineessubmitted by the Greater Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
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433 (b) One member of the board shall be appointed by the mayor-president, withtheapprovalofthemetropolitancouncil,fromalistoffournomineessubmitted by the Greater Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
Plank Road Business Economic Development District * * * C.
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(1) In order to provide for the orderly planning, development, acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and facilities to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representationintheaffairsofthedistrictofthosepersonsandinterestsimmediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district, the district shall be managed byaseven-memberboardof commissioners, referredto in this Section as the "board".
(1) In order to provide for the orderly planning, development, acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and facilities to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representationintheaffairsofthedistrictofthosepersonsandinterestsimmediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district, the district shall bemanagedbya seven-memberboard of commissioners, referredto in this Section as the "board".
East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority * * * G.(1) Theauthorityshall begovernedbyaboardofcommissioners,referred to in this Chapter as the "board", consisting of five members appointed as follows:
East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority * * * G.(1) Theauthorityshallbegovernedbyaboardofcommissioners,referred to in this Chapter as the "board", consisting of five members appointed as follows:
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the South Louisiana Economic Council, or its successor;
the South Louisiana Economic Page 3 of 4 CODING:
or the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor.
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The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 433 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Freiberg Abstract:
Changes the name of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber to the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership in certain provisions.
Present law creates the following entities as political subdivisions in East Baton Rouge Parish:
the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Inner CityEconomicDevelopmentDistrict, the Florida Boulevard Economic Development District, the Plank Road Business Economic Development District, and the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority.
Provides that the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce makes nominations or appointments to the governing boards of the districts.
Proposed law changes the name of the chamber to the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
Present law creates the Louisiana Competes Regional Economic Development Program to be administered by Louisiana Economic Development, to provide grants to regional economic development organizations.
Provides that the definition of "regional economic development organization" includes the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, or its successor.
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Proposed law changes the name of the chamber to the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
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433 Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
433 ENROLLED Council, or its successor;
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or the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor.
Remove provisions relative to the Greater Baton Rouge Water Conservation District.
* * * SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 644.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Reported favorably.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

  15. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  16. Reported favorably (13-0).

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

  18. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

  19. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  20. Prefiled. To be introduced at a later date.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#1224)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 25002
Democrat 10001
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
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 Not Voting
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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#666)

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 64004
Democrat 26004
Total 97008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Not Voting
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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HB 433 is sponsored by Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.
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