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Conference report on Sabine/DeSoto term‑limits fails after heated floor debate
Summary
A conference committee report combining term‑limit proposals for DeSoto and Sabine parishes failed on the House floor after extended debate over committee process and local opposition; motion to adopt the report failed 24 yeas to 66 nays.
Representative Miller moved to adopt the conference committee report on Senate Bill 113, a local measure addressing police‑jury term limits for DeSoto and Sabine parishes. Floor debate became contentious, with multiple members saying Sabine Parish residents and police jurors had opposed term limits at committee hearings while DeSoto sought the authority to submit a local referendum. The motion to adopt the conference committee report failed, recorded as 24 yeas and 66 nays.
Opponents on the floor, including Representative Cox and Representative Stagney,…
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