2026 Regular Session
HB618
Increases certain fees assessed by Louisiana Economic Development (EN +$500,000 SG RV See Note)
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 18, 2026 · House
House Vote on HB 618 FINAL PASSAGE (#26)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
98 yea–0 nay · 5 absent
May 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on HB 618 FINAL PASSAGE (#1072)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
36 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
May 27, 2026 · House
House Vote on HB 618 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1599)
Passed
98 yea–0 nay · 7 absent
Committee referrals
April 27, 2026 · Senate
Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
February 26, 2026 · House
Commerce
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Effective date: 01/01/2027.
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House Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 657.
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House Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Senate Signed by the President of the Senate.
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House Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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House Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in. View roll call
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House Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
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House Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Senate Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
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Senate Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Senate Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Senate Reported favorably.
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Senate Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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Senate Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
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Senate Reported with amendments.
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Senate Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
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Senate Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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House Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. View roll call
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 03/18/2026.
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House Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported with amendments (15-0).
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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House First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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House Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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House Prefiled.