House Bill No. by Representative Melerine enacts R.S. 18:5, which establishes new restrictions on election procedures in Louisiana. The bill prohibits state, parish, or local election officials, as well as elected officials in the executive branch, from entering into consent decrees or settlement agreements that alter any election procedures or policies without obtaining specific legislative approval through a concurrent resolution. This requirement is in addition to any other necessary approvals mandated by law.

Furthermore, the bill outlines that the legislative approval process for such consent decrees or settlement agreements will follow the same procedures as those established for suspending a law, as per Article III, Section 20 of the Louisiana Constitution, although the fixed period of suspension will not apply. Additionally, it explicitly prohibits elected officials from entering into agreements related to redistricting or reapportionment maps, or any modifications to district maps or boundaries.