The House Committee on Municipal, Provincial and Cultural Affairs advanced a set of local bills to the House floor on Oct. 8, 2025. Most measures were approved by voice vote or unanimous consent after brief presentations and questions. The committee also adopted targeted amendments on several bills.

Key committee actions (by bill):

- House Bill 241: Directed the Department of Insurance to publish on its website municipal-contracted ground-ambulance reimbursement rates to expedite claims and timely payment. Committee recorded no roll call; sponsor said the change applies to all municipal ambulance providers and followed discussions with the Louisiana Association of Health Plans and ambulance providers. Motion to report favorably carried.

- House Bill 48 (City of Slidell): Authorized the city council to place a hotel occupancy tax question on the ballot. Committee adopted an amendment capping the maximum tax at 2% (down from draft text that used a 5% example) and limited permitted uses to tourism-related initiatives; motion to report favorably carried.

- House Bill 50 (Lake Vista Crime Prevention District, Orleans Parish): Authorized modifications to the district's enabling act including raising the parcel fee ceiling from $200 to $400 and extending renewal periods from four to eight years; motion to report favorably carried.

- House Bill 191 (Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District, Orleans Parish): Sponsor explained the district seeks to raise the fee ceiling from $450 to $600 per parcel and extend approval periods from four to eight years; motion to report favorably carried.

- House Bill 40 (Acadia Parish): Local bill requested by the police jury to rename the office of parish secretary-treasurer to parish administrator and to stagger the parish administrator's term; motion to report favorably carried.

- House Bill 53 (Upper Audubon Security District, New Orleans Parish): Authorized an increase in the parcel fee for additional security patrols; motion to report favorably carried.

- House Bill 55 (Crossgate Subdivision Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District, East Baton Rouge Parish): Created a new crime-prevention district with typical parameters (up to $400 parcel fee, five-member board); motion to report favorably carried.

For each bill above, the committee chair announced no objections and advanced the measure to the House floor. Where staff or sponsors proposed technical amendments (for example, HB 48 and HB 50), those amendments were adopted by voice vote prior to advancement.

Action note: This roundup excludes several items that received extended debate (HB 33, HB 39, HB 57, HB 32), which are reported separately.