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Senate concurs in conference report changing St. George Fire District board makeup
Summary
The Senate adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 191, which revises the composition of the St. George Fire Protection District board. The report implements a 2-2-1 board makeup as agreed by the conference committee and was signed by all six conference members before adoption on the Senate floor.
The Louisiana State Senate voted to concur in the conference committee report on Senate Bill 191, an entitlement act in Title 40 regarding the St. George Fire Protection District that changes the district board’s composition.
Senator Edmonds presented the conference committee report and said the change adjusts the board makeup to a 2-2-1 configuration. "We were asked to change the composition of the board to 2. 2 and 1 was the makeup and we agreed and that's the amendment," Senator Edmonds said on the floor before moving concurrence.
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 machine vote and the chair announced the conference committee report had been adopted; the transcript records a final tally on that vote as 37 yays and 0 nays.
Why it matters: SB 191 amends Title 40 to alter the governance of the St. George Fire Protection District by changing how seats on its board are apportioned. Changes to board composition determine local representation and decision-making authority for fire protection services in the district.
Discussion vs. decision: The transcript records a brief floor-level explanation of the amendment to board composition (discussion) and a formal motion to concur by Senator Edmonds that the Senate adopted by recorded vote (decision). The House later returned a message adopting the conference committee report as well.
