LA HB 5
died on adjournmentENERGY: Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 5 pass?
No. LA HB 5 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 (2026-05-19): Involuntarily deferred in committee.
What is LA HB 5 about?
LA HB 5 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ENERGY: Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)”.
Who sponsors LA HB 5?
Mike Johnson is the primary sponsor of LA HB 5, joined by 5 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-19 — Involuntarily deferred in committee.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Mike Johnsonprimary
- Rodney Schamerhorncosponsor
- Charles Owencosponsor
- Gabe Firmentcosponsor
- Jason Dewittcosponsor
- Rhonda Butlercosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-19
Involuntarily deferred in committee.
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
2026-01-12
Prefiled.
filing
2026-01-12
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
referral-committee
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Votes
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Related bills
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