Natural Resources

πŸ“… Next Meeting: TBD

🧾 Bills Pending: 21

Members

Bob Hensgens πŸ₯‡ Bob Hensgens (R)
Michael Fesi πŸ₯ˆ Michael Fesi (R)
πŸ‘€ Caleb Kleinpeter (R)
πŸ‘€ Eddie Lambert (R)
πŸ›‘οΈ Patrick Connick (R)
πŸ‘€ Robert Allain (R)
πŸ‘€ Royce Duplessis (D)
πŸ‘€ Samuel Jenkins (D)

Bills Pending in Natural Resources

HCR54: Urges and requests the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl behavior and to reinstate the enforcement mechanism that restricted the growth of hunting over intentionally flooding standing crops

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Fontenot

Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee Doyle Boudreaux Reese Broussard Rhonda Butler Dewith Carrier Jason DeWitt Michael Echols Gabe Firment Dodie Horton Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn Vincent St. Blanc Beau Beaullieu

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HCR79: Memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take such actions as are necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in the Kisatchie National Forest

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rhonda Butler

Co-sponsors: Doyle Boudreaux Reese Broussard Robert Carter Kimberly Coates Jason DeWitt Michael Echols Dodie Horton Mike Johnson Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn John Wyble Beryl Amedee

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HCR87: Expresses legislative support for correspondence issued by a United States senator

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Jeremy LaCombe

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HCR94: Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to submit annual reports to certain legislative committees regarding boating safety

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Bryan Fontenot

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion

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HCR104: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and develop recommendations for the collection, retention, and access to the state's subsurface data

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kimberly Coates

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HB841: Provides for expropriation procedures (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-07

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Brett Geymann

Co-sponsors: Jacob Braud Dewith Carrier Kimberly Coates Jason DeWitt Jessica Domangue Travis Johnson Timothy Kerner Jacob Landry Danny McCormick Joseph Orgeron Paul Sawyer

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HB1209: Provides for the withdrawal of surface water

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-07

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Gabe Firment

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HB508: Provides an exception to hunting license requirements for the taking of outlaw quadrupeds on a person's own private property (EG DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-06

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Danny McCormick

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HB599: Prohibits the sale of Louisiana running surface water outside of the state

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-05-06

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rodney Schamerhorn

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HB1171: Authorizes the use of airboats in the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Last Action:
Date: 2026-05-06

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Shane Mack

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HCR4: Suspends rules relative to chronic wasting disease (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-04-28

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Danny McCormick

Co-sponsors: Charles Owen Michael Echols Beryl Amedee Rhonda Butler Dewith Carrier Kimberly Coates Jason DeWitt Kellee Dickerson Kathy Edmonston Peter Egan Gabe Firment Bryan Fontenot Dodie Horton Steven Jackson Mike Johnson Rodney Schamerhorn Roger Wilder

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SB452: Prohibits issuance of certain coastal use permits on Lake Maurepas. (8/1/26) (OR -$1,142,000 GF RV See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: William Wheat

Co-sponsors: Valarie Hodges

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SB446: Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Michael Fesi

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SB428: Provides for the regulation of pipeline servitudes. (8/1/26)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Bob Hensgens

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SB63: Prohibits construction of pipelines on certain wildlife management areas. (8/1/26) (OR -$3,292,850 SD RV See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: William Wheat

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SB59: Provides for menhaden. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Robert Allain

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SB62: Provides relative to construction of pipelines on certain water bodies. (8/1/26) (OR -$1,142,000 GF RV See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: William Wheat

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SB61: Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: William Wheat

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SB60: Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: William Wheat

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SB188: Provides for the Department of Conservation and Energy. (8/1/26)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Thomas Pressly

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SB186: Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Natural Resources πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Michael Fesi

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