LA HB 782

enacted

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did LA HB 782 pass?

Yes. LA HB 782 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-27. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 782 about?

LA HB 782 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 782?

Ken Brass is the primary sponsor of LA HB 782, joined by 28 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-27 — Prefiled.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-06-23
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-23
Becomes Act No. 920 without the Governor's signature.
became-law
2026-05-26
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-25
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-25
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-25
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-20
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-20
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-20
Rules suspended.
2026-05-20
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-05-20
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-20
Rules suspended.
2026-05-20
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-20
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-20
Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Price, and Reese.
2026-05-19
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-19
House conferees appointed: Brass, Robby Carter, and Chance Henry.
2026-05-13
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-13
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-13
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-13
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-12
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-12
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-11
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-04
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-04-29
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
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 100, nays 1. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-07
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-01
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
2026-04-01
Notice given.
2026-04-01
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-31
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-30
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-26
Reported with amendments (12-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Prefiled.
filing

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #2483, JUD, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #2495, JUD, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #2575, JUD, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1410, Horton, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #3044, Henry, Chance, WithdrawnCompare
House Floor Amendment, #3172, Brass, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2628, JUDB, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2758, JUDB, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2851, JUDB, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #3093, Price, WithdrawnCompare
Conference Committee Report, #5593, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedCompare
HB782 OriginalCompare
HB782 EngrossedCompare
HB782 ReengrossedCompare
HB782 EnrolledCompare
HB782 Act 920Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

HB 782 BY BRASS (#340)
2026-04-07 · pass · 100-1
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Newell: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Billings: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMahen: yes
- McCormick: no
- Butler: other
- Geymann: other
- Farnum: other
- Johnson, M.: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#750)
2026-05-11 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Barthelemy: other
- Mizell: other
- Selders: other
- Miguez: other
- Reese: other
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1250)
2026-05-13 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Carlson: other
- McFarland: other
- Young: other
- Carpenter: other
- Stagni: other
- Echols: other
- Thompson: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1457)
2026-05-20 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: 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
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: 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, J.: 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
- Young: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Echols: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Bagley: other
- Hilferty: other
- Tarver: other
- Bayham: other
- Illg: other
- Thompson: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Geymann: other
- Owen: other
ADOPT (#1062)
2026-05-20 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Barrow: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Selders: other
- Duplessis: other
- Myers: other

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