LA HB 79

enacted

CIVIL/LAW: Removes damage threshold for carbon capture release

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-02 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 614.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-06-02
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 614.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-06-01
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-29
Read by title, roll called, yeas 79, nays 18, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-26
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-21
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-20
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-19
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-12
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-05-11
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-07
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-07
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-07
Rules suspended.
2026-05-07
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-28
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-27
Reported favorably (6-0-1).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-02-06
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
2026-02-03
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Prefiled.
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Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #3979, JUDA, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #4053, JUDA, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #4396, Miller, G., ProposedCompare
HB79 OriginalCompare
HB79 EngrossedCompare
HB79 EnrolledCompare
HB79 Act 614Compare
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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#1088)
2026-05-11 · pass · 70-25
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Egan: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Owen: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Riser: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Spell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Boyd: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Murray: no
- Brass: no
- Jordan: no
- Newell: no
- Bryant: no
- LaFleur: no
- Orgeron: no
- Carpenter: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Taylor: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Larvadain: no
- Walters: no
- Fisher: no
- Lyons: no
- Wright: no
- Freeman: no
- Marcelle: no
- Young: no
- Green: no
- Mena: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Moore: no
- Carlson: other
- Knox: other
- Tarver: other
- Chassion: other
- McMahen: other
- Thompson: other
- Edmonston: other
- Miller: other
- Farnum: other
- Phelps: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1325)
2026-05-26 · pass · 32-2
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Barthelemy: no
- Jenkins: no
- Bass: other
- Hensgens: other
- Selders: other
- Duplessis: other
- Price: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1661)
2026-05-29 · pass · 79-18
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Braud: yes
- Green: yes
- Spell: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Illg: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Moore: no
- Brass: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Bryant: no
- Larvadain: no
- Newell: no
- Freeman: no
- Lyons: no
- Phelps: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Marcelle: no
- Taylor: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Mena: no
- Walters: no
- Bagley: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Knox: other
- Bayham: other
- Chassion: other
- Young: other
- Carpenter: other
- Jackson: other

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