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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana sets term length and start date for Orleans Parish sheriff elected in 2029
Last action · May 22, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Mandie Landry
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana House Bill 813 adjusts the term length for the Orleans Parish sheriff elected in 2029 to end on January 9, 2034, and moves the start date for all subsequent sheriffs to the second Monday in January.
Changes the expiration date of a specific local election cycle and permanently alters when future sheriffs take office in Orleans Parish.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
qualified electors of the parish of Orleans
Voters in Orleans Parish elect the sheriff under the modified term schedule and transition timeline.
sheriff for the parish of Orleans
The officeholder's term expiration date for the 2029 election and the start dates for all subsequent terms are rescheduled.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does the sheriff elected in 2029 in Orleans Parish finish their term?
When do future sheriffs take office after 2029?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 22, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 317.
- May 22, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 19, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 19, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 19, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
Show 14 earlier actions
- May 18, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 11, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 7, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 6, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (13-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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