LA HB 855
deadFISHING/NETS: Establishes depth requirements for the commercial use of purse seines
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did LA HB 855 pass?
No. LA HB 855 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 46, nays 49. Failed to pass.
What is LA HB 855 about?
LA HB 855 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “FISHING/NETS: Establishes depth requirements for the commercial use of purse seines”.
Who sponsors LA HB 855?
Joseph Orgeron is the primary sponsor of LA HB 855.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 46, nays 49. Failed to pass.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joseph Orgeronprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 46, nays 49. Failed to pass.
2026-04-13
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-09
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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2026-04-08
Reported favorably (8-7-1).
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2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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2026-02-27
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-27
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Votes
REQUEST TO LOCK MACHINES (#494)
2026-04-14 · fail · 18-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Amedee: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Mena: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Green: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Dickerson: other
- McMahen: other
- Adams: other
- Echols: other
- McMakin: other
- Bacala: other
- Edmonston: other
- Melerine: other
- Bagley: other
- Egan: other
- Miller: other
- Bamburg: other
- Farnum: other
- Moore: other
- Bayham: other
- Firment: other
- Murray: other
- Beaullieu: other
- Fontenot: other
- Muscarello: other
- Berault: other
- Freeman: other
- Newell: other
- Billings: other
- Freiberg: other
- Orgeron: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Gadberry: other
- Owen: other
- Bourriaque: other
- Galle: other
- Phelps: other
- Boyd: other
- Geymann: other
- Riser: other
- Boyer: other
- Glorioso: other
- Sawyer: other
- Brass: other
- Henry, C.: other
- Schamerhorn: other
- Broussard: other
- Henry, D.: other
- Schlegel: other
- Butler: other
- Jackson: other
- Spell: other
- Carlson: other
- Johnson, M.: other
- Tarver: other
- Carpenter: other
- Johnson, T.: other
- Taylor: other
- Carrier: other
- Jordan: other
- Thomas: other
- Carter, R.: other
- Knox: other
- Thompson: other
- Carter, W.: other
- LaCombe: other
- Turner: other
- Carver: other
- LaFleur: other
- Ventrella: other
- Chassion: other
- Larvadain: other
- Walters: other
- Chenevert: other
- Lyons: other
- Wilder: other
- Coates: other
- Mack: other
- Wiley: other
- Cox: other
- Marcelle: other
- Wright: other
- Crews: other
- Martinez: other
- Wyble: other
- Deshotel: other
- McCormick: other
- Young: other
- Dewitt: other
- McFarland: other
- Zeringue: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#495)
2026-04-14 · fail · 46-49
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Galle: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Berault: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Walters: yes
- Coates: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Egan: yes
- Miller: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Firment: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Mr. Speaker: no
- Fisher: no
- Marcelle: no
- Amedee: no
- Gadberry: no
- Martinez: no
- Bagley: no
- Green: no
- McFarland: no
- Bamburg: no
- Hebert: no
- Melerine: no
- Billings: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Mena: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Horton: no
- Moore: no
- Bourriaque: no
- Illg: no
- Murray: no
- Boyd: no
- Jackson: no
- Owen: no
- Brass: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Phelps: no
- Braud: no
- Jordan: no
- Schlegel: no
- Broussard: no
- Kerner: no
- Spell: no
- Bryant: no
- LaFleur: no
- St. Blanc: no
- Carpenter: no
- Landry, J.: no
- Stagni: no
- Deshotel: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Turner: no
- Dickerson: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Villio: no
- Domangue: no
- Larvadain: no
- Edmonston: no
- Lyons: no
- Boyer: other
- Chassion: other
- Newell: other
- Butler: other
- Echols: other
- Young: other
- Carrier: other
- Henry, C.: other
- Carter, R.: other
- Knox: other
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