Natural Resources and Environment
π Next Meeting: 2026-05-26 11:00 AM
π§Ύ Bills Pending: 38
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Brett Geymann
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Joseph Orgeron
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Bills Pending in Natural Resources and Environment
HR279: Recognizes the value of geothermal energy development in the state
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-05-18
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-05-26 at 11:00 AM
Author: Joseph Orgeron
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteSB480: Provides for archorage in certain waterways with fishing gear restriction. (8/1/26)
Last Action: Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Date: 2026-05-20
Author: Robert Allain
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR289: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to review policies and practices related to the redaction of proposed well site locations
Last Action: Read by title, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-05-18
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π 2026-05-26 at 11:00 AM
Author: Shane Mack
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 2026-05-26 at 11:00 AM
Author: Rodney Schamerhorn
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HB1152: 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 2026-05-26 at 11:00 AM
Author: Neil Riser
Co-sponsors: Ken Brass
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB327: Declares that carbon dioxide sequestration is illegal without a property owner's consent (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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HB499: Provides relative to compensation for pore space owners (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Last Action:
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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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 Not Scheduled
Author: Danny McCormick
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:
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.
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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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 WebsiteHB704: 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
HB706: Provides for the operation of commercial saltwater disposal wells (OR +$330,397 SD EX See Note)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Neil Riser
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB724: 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:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Joseph Orgeron
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB711: (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
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:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Lauren Ventrella
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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:
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 WebsiteHB890: Imposes additional requirements for certain coastal use permits on Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Last Action:
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:
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 WebsiteSB243: 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 WebsiteHB1042: 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 Not Scheduled
Author: Kyle Green
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1156: Enacts safety regulations for carbon dioxide transport and sequestration
Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Tony Bacala
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 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 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 WebsiteHB1205: Provides for the conservation of aquifer systems (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
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 WebsiteHCR59: Urges and requests the state, its agencies, and the legislature to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-16
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Charles Owen
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHCR80: Expresses the legislature's commitment to protecting private property rights
Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-27
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Jessica Domangue
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR314: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the implementation of gravel surface mining reclamation and conservation
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-05-25
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Robert Carter
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website