LA HB 259
died on adjournmentUTILITIES: Provides relative to the repair of damaged infrastructure from certain excavators or demolishers (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did LA HB 259 pass?
No. LA HB 259 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
What is LA HB 259 about?
LA HB 259 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “UTILITIES: Provides relative to the repair of damaged infrastructure from certain excavators or demolishers (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note)”.
Who sponsors LA HB 259?
Jason Dewitt is the primary sponsor of LA HB 259.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-29 — Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jason Dewittprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-29
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-29
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-29
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-29
Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Abraham, and Mizell.
2026-05-29
House conferees appointed: Dewitt, Deshotel, and LaFleur.
2026-05-29
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-29
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-28
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-27
Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-27
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-21
Rules suspended.
2026-05-21
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-18
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-14
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-13
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-08
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-07
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-01
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
2026-03-31
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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2026-03-30
Reported with amendments (16-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-23
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-23
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
referral-committee
Versions
- House Committee Amendment, #2746, COM, DraftCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #2785, COM, AdoptedCompare
- House Floor Amendment, #3146, Dewitt, AdoptedCompare
- House Floor Amendment, #3178, Dewitt, AdoptedCompare
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3673, COM, DraftCompare
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3740, COM, AdoptedCompare
- HB259 OriginalCompare
- HB259 EngrossedCompare
- HB259 ReengrossedCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#305)
2026-04-07 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Butler: other
- Johnson, M.: other
- Miller: other
- Echols: other
- Mena: other
- Tarver: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1480)
2026-05-27 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Selders: other
- Stine: other
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1727)
2026-05-29 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Walters: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wright: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carpenter: other
- Young: other
- Bagley: other
- Echols: other
- Bayham: other
- Illg: other
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