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LA HB 403

enacted

SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did LA HB 403 pass?

Yes. LA HB 403 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-25. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 403 about?

LA HB 403 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public”.

Who sponsors LA HB 403?

Kimberly Coates is the primary sponsor of LA HB 403, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-02-25 — Prefiled.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Kimberly Coatesprimary
  • Joy Walterscosponsor
  • Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
  • Charles Owencosponsor
  • Danny McCormickcosponsor
  • Peter Egancosponsor
  • Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
  • John Wyblecosponsor
  • Phillip DeVilliercosponsor
  • Raymond Crewscosponsor
  • Mike Bayhamcosponsor
  • Tony Bacalacosponsor
  • Beryl Amedeecosponsor
  • Daryl Deshotelcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-08

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-06-08

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 801.

    became-law,executive-signature

  3. 2026-06-01

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-31

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    enrolled

  6. 2026-05-29

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-27

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

  8. 2026-05-26

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

    receipt

  9. 2026-05-26

    Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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  10. 2026-05-26

    Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.

  11. 2026-05-21

    Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  12. 2026-05-21

    Rules suspended.

  13. 2026-05-18

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    reading-3

  14. 2026-05-14

    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  15. 2026-05-13

    Reported with amendments.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-14

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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  17. 2026-04-13

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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  18. 2026-04-09

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    passage

  19. 2026-04-08

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  20. 2026-04-07

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

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  21. 2026-04-01

    Reported with amendments (9-0).

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  22. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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  23. 2026-02-27

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  24. 2026-02-25

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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  25. 2026-02-25

    Prefiled.

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Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #3016, H&W, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #3737, H&W, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #3757, H&W, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #4197, McMath, AdoptedCompare
  • HB403 OriginalCompare
  • HB403 EngrossedCompare
  • HB403 EnrolledCompare
  • HB403 Act 801Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#402)

    2026-04-09 · pass · 95-0

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Berault: other
    • McFarland: other
    • Wiley: other
    • Dickerson: other
    • Muscarello: other
    • Young: other
    • Landry, J.: other
    • Phelps: other
    • Martinez: other
    • Stagni: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1364)

    2026-05-26 · pass · 38-0

    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
    • Stine: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Selders: other
  • CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1681)

    2026-05-29 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Adams: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: other
    • Carpenter: other
    • McFarland: other
    • Bagley: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • Stagni: other
    • Bayham: other
    • Cox: other
    • Young: other

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