House Bill No. by Representative Hilferty proposes an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution regarding the city civil service for New Orleans. The bill seeks to authorize the legislature to create local laws that define positions held by employees of the city of New Orleans and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, who are included in the city civil service. This amendment retains existing provisions that establish the city civil service for cities with populations over 400,000 and allows for the exclusion of paid firemen and municipal policemen if approved by a majority of voters in the city.

Additionally, the bill modifies the language concerning the authority of city commissions to handle removal and disciplinary cases, clarifying that each city commission has exclusive power to hear and decide such cases, with the ability to appoint referees and administer oaths. The proposed amendment will be submitted to voters during the statewide election scheduled for November 3, 2026, allowing them to vote on whether to support the changes to the civil service provisions.