Natural Resources and Environment
π Next Meeting: 2026-04-14 9:00 AM
π§Ύ Bills Pending: 73
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Brett Geymann
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Joseph Orgeron
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Bills Pending in Natural Resources and Environment
HR1: Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board
Last Action: Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-31
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Ryan Bourriaque
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB804: Creates the Louisiana Energy Protection Act (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Brett Geymann
HB1042: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Jefferson Parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-31
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Kyle Green
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1056: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Natchitoches Parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-31
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Rashid Young
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1161: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Lafourche Parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Bryan Fontenot
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB244: Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-25
Author: Robert Allain
Co-sponsors: Caleb Kleinpeter Regina Barrow Adam Bass Gary Carter Stewart Cathey Rick Edmonds Michael Fesi Cameron Henry Katrina Jackson-Andrews Eddie Lambert Gregory Miller Beth Mizell Brach Myers Robert Owen Larry Selders Jeremy Stine
HCR4: Suspends rules relative to chronic wasting disease (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Danny McCormick
Co-sponsors: Charles Owen
HB496: Provides for the operation of saltwater disposal wells in the parishes of Bossier, Caddo, and Webster (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Danny McCormick
HB706: Provides for the operation of commercial saltwater disposal wells (OR +$330,397 SD EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-04-14 at 9:00 AM
Author: Neil Riser
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB6: Authorizes the governing authority of Rapides Parish to determine whether carbon dioxide sequestration and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted within the parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Mike Johnson
Co-sponsors: Rhonda Butler
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GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE CARVE-OUTS
Our legislature should take a more practical and principled approach by adopting laws of general applicability rather than creating narrow statutory carve-outs tailored to individual jurisdictions. If a policy is appropriate for one municipality, parish or body, it should be made available statewide, allowing local governing authorities to determine whether and how it should be implemented within their communities. The continued proliferation of location-specific exceptions undermines consistency in the law and encourages piecemeal legislation rather than sound statewide policy.
HB5: Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Mike Johnson
Co-sponsors: Rhonda Butler Jason DeWitt Gabe Firment Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn
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HB327: Declares that carbon dioxide sequestration is illegal without a property owner's consent
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Danny McCormick
Co-sponsors: Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn
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HB499: Provides relative to compensation for pore space owners
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Danny McCormick
Co-sponsors: Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn
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HB497: Authorizes the governing authority of Vernon Parish to determine whether carbon dioxide sequestration and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted within the parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Rodney Schamerhorn
Co-sponsors: Charles Owen
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GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE CARVE-OUTS
Our legislature should take a more practical and principled approach by adopting laws of general applicability rather than creating narrow statutory carve-outs tailored to individual jurisdictions. If a policy is appropriate for one municipality, parish or body, it should be made available statewide, allowing local governing authorities to determine whether and how it should be implemented within their communities. The continued proliferation of location-specific exceptions undermines consistency in the law and encourages piecemeal legislation rather than sound statewide policy.
HB501: Authorizes the governing authority of Allen Parish to determine whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within the parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Dewith Carrier
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB510: Prohibits the importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Rodney Schamerhorn
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HB509: Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class V or Class VI well is proposed
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Charles Owen
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HB495: Authorizes the governing authority of Grant Parish to determine whether carbon dioxide sequestration and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted within the parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Gabe Firment
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GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE CARVE-OUTS
Our legislature should take a more practical and principled approach by adopting laws of general applicability rather than creating narrow statutory carve-outs tailored to individual jurisdictions. If a policy is appropriate for one municipality, parish or body, it should be made available statewide, allowing local governing authorities to determine whether and how it should be implemented within their communities. The continued proliferation of location-specific exceptions undermines consistency in the law and encourages piecemeal legislation rather than sound statewide policy.
HB504: Authorizes the governing authority of Sabine Parish to determine whether carbon dioxide sequestration and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted within the parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Rodney Schamerhorn
Co-sponsors: Lawrence Bagley
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GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE CARVE-OUTS
Our legislature should take a more practical and principled approach by adopting laws of general applicability rather than creating narrow statutory carve-outs tailored to individual jurisdictions. If a policy is appropriate for one municipality, parish or body, it should be made available statewide, allowing local governing authorities to determine whether and how it should be implemented within their communities. The continued proliferation of location-specific exceptions undermines consistency in the law and encourages piecemeal legislation rather than sound statewide policy.
HB508: Provides an exception to hunting license requirements for the taking of outlaw quadrupeds on a person's private property (OR DECREASE SG RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Danny McCormick
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HB500: Provides relative to nonconsenting mineral interest owners within a carbon dioxide storage unit (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Danny McCormick
Co-sponsors: Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn
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HB498: Authorizes the governing authority of Beauregard Parish to determine whether carbon dioxide sequestration and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted within the parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Rodney Schamerhorn
Co-sponsors: Charles Owen
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GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE CARVE-OUTS
Our legislature should take a more practical and principled approach by adopting laws of general applicability rather than creating narrow statutory carve-outs tailored to individual jurisdictions. If a policy is appropriate for one municipality, parish or body, it should be made available statewide, allowing local governing authorities to determine whether and how it should be implemented within their communities. The continued proliferation of location-specific exceptions undermines consistency in the law and encourages piecemeal legislation rather than sound statewide policy.
HB595: Provides relative to permits required by local governments that impede the development of the state's natural resources
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Jacob Landry
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This provision grants exclusive jurisdiction over βnatural resourcesβ to a state agency while stripping local governments of authority over matters directly affecting their communities. Such sweeping preemption undermines local governance and eliminates meaningful checks at the local level. When authority is centralized to this degree, the potential for abuse increases while accountability diminishes.
HB589: Requires a five hundred foot setback for carbon dioxide pipelines
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Les Farnum
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB599: Prohibits the sale of Louisiana running surface water outside of the state
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Rodney Schamerhorn
HB662: Provides with respect to seizure of sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife legally possessed
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Brett Geymann
Co-sponsors: Lauren Ventrella
HB704: Increases the cap on fees collected for the Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account and dedicates additional revenue for a tire buy back program (OR +$5,100,000 SG RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Dixon McMakin
HB754: Creates sanctuaries on Lake Pontchartrain (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Kimberly Coates
HB724: Provides for rehabilitation of wildlife
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Brett Geymann
HB671: Prohibits the ability of private companies to request or exercise expropriation for geologic storage of carbon dioxide
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Charles Owen
HB770: Decreases the term of oyster leases on state water bottoms
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Joseph Orgeron
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB621: Requires recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Kimberly Coates
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HB711: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to control and supervision of the wildlife of the state (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Brett Geymann
HB731: Provides relative to pipeline servitudes
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Jacob Landry
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This measure retroactively alters legal rights and removes implied protections for property owners. Such changes undermine fairness and upset settled expectations.
HB862: Provides with respect to not-for-profit wildlife rehabilitation organizations
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Lauren Ventrella
HB863: Requires a search warrant before wildlife enforcement agents can conduct inspections
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Lauren Ventrella
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HB802: Provides with respect to the management of watershed restoration (OR -$764,699 GF RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Dixon McMakin
HB841: Provides for expropriation procedures (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Brett Geymann
HB840: Estalishes notice and public hearing requirements prior to issuance of orders, permits, or certificates for carbon dioxide sequestration (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Les Farnum
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB820: Requires tracking of carbon dioxide transported by pipeline (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Les Farnum
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HB899: Provides with respect to land reclamation following non-coal mining (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Robert Carter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB877: Prohibits carbon capture facilities from sharing pipelines
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Robert Carter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHCR5: Amends Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rules regarding red drum harvest
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Joseph Orgeron
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB934: Permits the possession of certain wildlife
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Lauren Ventrella
HB890: Imposes additional requirements for certain coastal use permits on Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Kimberly Coates
HB879: Requires carbon dioxide storage facility operators pay twenty-five percent of their gross tax credit amount to the landowners of the area of operations
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Robert Carter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB878: Prohibits any carbon capture operations under a scenic river
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Robert Carter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHCR15: Expresses legislative support for a request by Senator John N. Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study addressing the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl behavior
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-17
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Jeremy LaCombe
SB71: Provides for the transfer of certain property in Lafayette Parish. (gov sig)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-23
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Gerald Boudreaux
SB174: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig) (EG +$775,000 SG RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Thomas Pressly
SB229: Authorize the transfer of certain property in Bossier Parish. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Adam Bass
SB205: Provides for boat registrations. (8/1/26) (RE -$14,850 SD RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Bob Hensgens
HB494: Prohibits carbon dioxide sequestration in St. Helena Parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Robert Carter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB213: Provides for titles of certain vessels and outboard motors. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Bob Hensgens
SB243: Provides for requirements to stop and board a vessel. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Caleb Kleinpeter
HB710: Provides for withdrawal of surface water from Lake Bistineau
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB379: Provides for the Department of Conservation and Energy. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Bob Hensgens
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB203: Provides for possession of catch during multiday trip. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-30
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Eddie Lambert
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB214: Provides for emergency preparedness. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-30
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Bob Hensgens
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB204: Provides for issuance of certain commercial fishing gear licenses. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-30
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Eddie Lambert
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB257: Removes the requirement that certain tags have the social security number of the tag holder. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-30
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Brach Myers
SB111: Provides for black bass and crappie bag and size limits. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-31
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Caleb Kleinpeter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB99: Provides for electronic communication and notification at the Department of Environmental Quality in certain situations. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Franklin Foil
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1156: Enacts safety regulations for carbon dioxide transport and sequestration
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Tony Bacala
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1152: Provides relative to the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Neil Riser
Co-sponsors: Ken Brass
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1144: Provides for hazardous material pipeline signage
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Charles Owen
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1136: Prohibits the transport of carbon dioxide in rights-of-way used for petroleum transportation
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Robert Carter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1169: Requires the return of property or property rights acquired by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Timothy Kerner
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1209: Provides for the withdrawal of surface water
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Gabe Firment
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1202: Provides for metering devices
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Daryl Adams
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1189: Provides for charter boat fishing guide licenses
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Marcus Bryant
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1191: Creates a certificate of compliance process for oilfield and exploration and production sites
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Jacob Landry
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1206: Provides relative to permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Joy Walters
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1171: Authorizes the use of airboats in the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Shane Mack
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website