59 bills on environment and climate
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| Bill | Title | Where it stands | Last action |
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| HB 1153 | ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT: Authorizes parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning Kimberly Landry Coates | Became law | Jun 23, 2026Effective date: 08/01/2026. |
| SB 274 | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Provides for lead hazard risk assessments for certain child care facilities and prekindergarten programs. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) Rick Edmonds | Became law | Jun 9, 2026Effective date 8/1/2026. |
| HCR 104 | ENERGY: 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 Kimberly Landry Coates | Passed both chambers | Jun 5, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 384 | HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes Dustin Miller | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 374 | WATER/RESOURCES: Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Conservation and Energy to study cooperative endeavor agreements for the withdrawal of surface water Michael "Gabe" Firment | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 367 | WATER/DRINKING WATER: Recreates the Clean Water Task Force to study the public water system in Shreveport Joy Walters | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 345 | ENVIRONMENT: Creates the Task Force on Seismic Activity Rodney Schamerhorn | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 344 | LEGISLATIVE POWERS: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy in consultation with the United States Geological Survey to study seismic activity in Northwest Louisiana parishes and develop a seismic m… Rodney Schamerhorn | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 314 | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the implementation of gravel surface mining reclamation and conservation Robby Carter | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 310 | ENERGY/OIL & GAS WELLS: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the state's liability for oil and gas well decommissioning across the value chain Jacob Braud | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 289 | ENERGY: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to review policies and practices related to the redaction of proposed well site locations Shane Mack | Passed one chamber | Jun 3, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| SB 379 | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT: Provides for the Department of Conservation and Energy. (8/1/26) Bob Hensgens | Became law | Jun 2, 2026Effective date 6/2/2026. |
| SB 367 | WATER MANAGEMENT: Creates the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) Rick Edmonds | Became law | Jun 2, 2026Effective date 7/1/2026. |
| HB 621 | ENERGY/ALTERNATE: Requires recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure Kimberly Landry Coates | Became law | Jun 1, 2026Effective date: 01/01/2027. |
| SB 496 | SECONDHAND DEALERS: Provides for the regulation of copper purchases by scrap metal dealers or recyclers. (8/1/26) Patrick Connick | Became law | Jun 1, 2026Effective date 8/1/2026. |
| HR 380 | ENVIRONMENT/AIR: Creates the Real-time Fence-line Air Monitoring and Alert System Task Force Aimee Adatto Freeman | Introduced | Jun 1, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar. |
| SB 189 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Prohibits the intentional release or dispersion, by burning of fuel, of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/26) Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Became law | Jun 1, 2026Effective date 8/1/2026. |
| SR 179 | WATER QUALITY: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to review the Community Water System Accountability letter grade point values. Beth Mizell | Passed one chamber | Jun 1, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to… |
| HCR 85 | ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Creates a task force on illegal dumping Alonzo L. Knox | Passed both chambers | Jun 1, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| SCR 84 | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Requests the Department of Conservation and Energy in consultation with the U.S. Geological Survey to create the Earthquake Task Force to study seismic activity in certain parishes and to develop… Alan Seabaugh | Passed both chambers | Jun 1, 2026Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Sena… |
| SCR 29 | WATER QUALITY: Creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations relative to the water quality of the Atchafalaya Basin. Caleb Kleinpeter | Passed both chambers | Jun 1, 2026Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Sena… |
| HR 346 | ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Creates a task force on illegal dumping Alonzo L. Knox | Introduced | May 31, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar. |
| SB 505 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (7/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) Stewart Cathey, Jr. | Became law | May 29, 2026Effective date 7/1/2026. |
| HB 417 | FUNDS/FUNDING: Increases the maximum balance of the Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Fund (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Jerome Zeringue | Became law | May 29, 2026Effective date: 07/01/2026. |
| SB 99 | ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT: Provides for electronic communication and notification at the Department of Environmental Quality in certain situations. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) Franklin J. Foil | Became law | May 29, 2026Effective date 8/1/2026. |
| HR 144 | ENERGY: Requests that the Board of Regents provide for a rigorous, peer-reviewed study on the potential effects of mixing streams of carbon captured from industrial sites and the air on the water supply and ecological e… Charles Owen | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HCR 97 | CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting ed… Paul Sawyer | Passed both chambers | May 28, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 318 | WATER/DRINKING WATER: Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to report quarterly updates to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment regarding the measures it has taken to address its failing grade fo… Joy Walters | In committee | May 25, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HR 315 | WATER/RESOURCES: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the establishment of groundwater conservation districts for the Chicot, Southern Hills, and Mississippi aquifer systems C. Denise Marcelle | In committee | May 25, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HR 312 | WATER/DRINKING WATER: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate the water quality in the Shreveport vicinity and provide written recommendations… Joy Walters | In committee | May 25, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HR 311 | WATERWAYS: Urges and requests the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to conduct a comprehensive study of Louisiana's Scenic Rivers Program and the long-term stewardship, protection, management, and con… Kimberly Landry Coates | In committee | May 25, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HB 727 | ENVIRONMENT: Provides for the burning of untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Became law | May 22, 2026Effective date: 08/01/2026. |
| HR 274 | ENERGY: Requests a review of the Climate Initiatives Task Force and the Louisiana Climate Action Plan by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment Charles Owen | Passed one chamber | May 22, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HR 225 | ENVIRONMENT: Urges and requests the Department of Environmental Quality, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury, and the municipalities within Ouachita Par… Michael Charles Echols | Passed one chamber | May 22, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HSR 2 | COMMITTEE STUDIES: Requests the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development to study the land application of biosolids and other human waste-derived materials in agricultural lands in Lou… Kimberly Landry Coates | Passed one chamber | May 22, 2026Approved on 5/22/2026. |
| HB 851 | ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Provides relative to intentional littering John R. Illg, Jr. | Became law | May 15, 2026Effective date: 08/01/2026. |
| HB 847 | DISTRICTS/WATER CONSERVN: Provides for the election, duties, and requirements of district supervisors of the soil and water conservation commission (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note) Rhonda Gaye Butler | Became law | May 15, 2026Effective date: 08/01/2026. |
| HR 216 | ENERGY: Urges and requests the state and its agencies to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022 Charles Owen | In committee | May 13, 2026Becomes HR 274. |
| HB 758 | ENVIRONMENT/QUALITY: Provides with respect to the Department of Environmental Quality fees (EN +$12,383,369 SG RV See Note) Ken Brass | Became law | May 11, 2026Effective date: 08/01/2026. |
| HB 697 | SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Environmental Quality Brett F. Geymann | Became law | May 11, 2026Effective date: 06/30/2026. |
| HB 493 | FLOODING/CONTROL: Prohibits expropriation by the board of commissioners of the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District in East Feliciana and St. Helena Parishes Robby Carter | Failed | Apr 21, 2026Involuntarily deferred in committee. |
| HCR 59 | ENERGY: Urges and requests the state, its agencies, and the legislature to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022 Charles Owen | In committee | Apr 16, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HR 20 | WATER/RESOURCES: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study industrial use of water from Caddo Lake Danny McCormick | In committee | Apr 9, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar. |
| HR 46 | WATER/WELLS: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study and evaluate water well drilling licensure requirements Danny McCormick | Withdrawn | Apr 7, 2026Withdrawn from the files of the House. |
| HB 1205 | WATER/RESOURCES: Provides for the conservation of aquifer systems (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) C. Denise Marcelle | Died | Apr 1, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HB 1144 | ENERGY/PIPELINES: Provides for hazardous material pipeline signage Charles Owen | Died | Apr 1, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HR 58 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends Gordie White for his commitment to waterfowl conservation through Ducks Unlimited and the preservation of North America's wetlands and wildlife Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu, IV | Passed one chamber | Apr 1, 2026Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secret… |
| HSR 1 | WATER/WELLS: Requests the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to study and evaluate water well drilling licensure requirements Danny McCormick | Withdrawn | Mar 16, 2026Withdrawn from the files of the House. |
| HB 704 | ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES: 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) Dixon Wallace McMakin | Died | Mar 9, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
| HB 601 | MUNICIPAL: Provides relative to municipal water and wastewater systems Rashid Armand Young | Died | Mar 9, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee o… |
From Louisiana's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.