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Senate adopts conference report aligning local-agency statute rewrite; restores Orleans speed-camera revenue language
Summary
The Senate adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 220, a statutory revision of Titles 33 and 38 that revises rules for local agencies on sale or lease of revenue-producing property and restores language addressing speed-camera revenue for Orleans placed in a different section to fix an open title issue.
The Louisiana Senate adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 220, which revises statutes in Titles 33 and 38 pertaining to local agencies and the sale or lease of revenue-producing property.
Senator Cathy presented the bill as part of a local-statute rewrite the Senate has been working on and said the conference report corrected an error related to speed-camera revenue for Orleans. "We made a mistake regarding speed camera revenue for this for Orleans. We just cleaned that up, put that back into this bill in a different place because it provided an open title," Senator Cathy said on the floor. The conference committee report adopts certain House committee amendments, rejects others, and adds additional amendments; it was signed by all six members of the conference committee.
The Senate recessed for a roll-call machine vote and the transcript records the conference committee report was adopted by a machine vote; the reported tally was 36 yays and 0 nays. The House later sent a message indicating it had adopted the conference committee report as well.
Why it matters: SB 220 is a statutory housekeeping and rewrite measure affecting how local agencies handle revenue-producing property and clarifies title and placement for provisions such as speed-camera revenues for Orleans. Restoring the speed-camera language and fixing open-title errors ensures the bill meets statutory title requirements required for enrollment and clarity.
Discussion vs. decision: The transcript records a brief floor explanation by Senator Cathy (discussion) followed by a formal motion to adopt the conference committee report and a machine vote (decision). The enrolled bill text will specify exact statutory changes and placements.
