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LA HB 509

died on adjournment

ENERGY: Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class VI well is proposed

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 509 pass?

No. LA HB 509 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 (2026-05-27): Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

What is LA HB 509 about?

LA HB 509 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ENERGY: Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class VI well is proposed”.

Who sponsors LA HB 509?

Charles Owen is the primary sponsor of LA HB 509.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-27 — Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Charles Owenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

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

  2. 2026-05-26

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  3. 2026-05-26

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

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  4. 2026-05-25

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.

  5. 2026-05-20

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

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  6. 2026-05-19

    Reported with amendments (9-7).

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  7. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

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  8. 2026-02-27

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

  9. 2026-02-26

    Prefiled.

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  10. 2026-02-26

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

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Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #5797, NATR, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #5880, NATR, AdoptedCompare
  • HB509 OriginalCompare
  • HB509 EngrossedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1494)

    2026-05-26 · pass · 94-0

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

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