SR 158 — LOCAL AGENCIES: Requests local governing authorities to consider adopting local ordinances to require unlicensed residential facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities to have generators or alternative electrical power sources.

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158 BY SENATOR WOMACK LOCALA AGENCIES.RESOLUTION To urge and request local governing authorities, in consultation with parish offices of homeland security and emergency preparedness, to consider adopting local ordinances to require unlicensed residential facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities to have generators or alternative electrical power sources.

Requests local governing authorities to consider adopting local ordinancesto requireunlicensedresidentialfacilitiesforseniorsorpersons with disabilities to have generators or alternative electrical power sources.

A RESOLUTION To urge and request local governing authorities, in consultation with parish offices of homeland security and emergency preparedness, to consider adopting local ordinances to require unlicensed residential facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities to have generators or alternative electrical power sources.

and WHEREAS, these measures are designed to prevent such tragedies and keep Pageresidentsandstaffsafeduringemergencieswhileminimizingtheuseof911andimpactson 1public ofsafety; 3 SLS 26RS-2401 ORIGINAL SR NO.

158 residentsandstaffsafeduringemergencieswhileminimizingtheuseof911andimpactson public safety;

and WHEREAS,SenateBillNo.145ofthe2026RegularSessionwouldrequirealladult residential care providers to have a generatorgeneratoror or other alternateelectricalpoweralternateelectrical power source;

and WHEREAS,Page rental1 housing specificallydesignated for the elderlyand persons with disabilities receiving supportive housing services, including but not limited to housing facilities that receive funding or financing support from the United States Department of Housing2 andSR UrbanNO. Development, arenot regulated bythe stateanddonot haveto meet the same requirements as state-regulated and licensed facilities;

158 ENROLLED WHEREAS, rental housing specificallydesignated for the elderlyand persons with disabilities receiving supportive housing services, including but not limited to housing facilities that receive funding or financing support from the United States Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment,arenot regulatedbythe state and do not have to meet the same requirements as state-regulated and licensed facilities;

and WHEREAS, local governing authorities can regulate by ordinance critical safety measuresformeasures for anysetting in which multiple unrelatedunrelatedindividuals individuals are residing in a home and those individuals are paying rent or other compensation for such shelter.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana doesherebyurgeandrequestlocalgoverningauthorities,in consultation with parishoffices ofhomelandsecurityandemergencypreparedness,toconsideradoptinglocalordinancestoofhomelandsecurityandemergencypreparedness,to consideradoptinglocalordinancesto require unlicensed residential facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities to have generators or alternative electrical power sources.

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158 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, 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)] DIGEST SR 158 Original 2026 Regular Session Womack Requests local governing authorities to consider adopting local ordinances to require unlicensed residential facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities to have generatorsor alternative electrical power sources.

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