LA SB 244

enacted

HUNTERS/HUNTING: Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did LA SB 244 pass?

Yes. LA SB 244 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 37.

What is LA SB 244 about?

LA SB 244 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “HUNTERS/HUNTING: Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 244?

Robert Allain is the primary sponsor of LA SB 244, joined by 40 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-05 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 37.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-05
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 37.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-05
Effective date 5/5/2026.
2026-04-29
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-04-29
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-04-29
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-04-28
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-04-27
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-04-23
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-22
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.
2026-04-16
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-15
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-14
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-23
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-03-16
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-11
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #3554, NATR, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #3742, NATR, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #4393, Butler, AdoptedCompare
SB244 OriginalCompare
SB244 EngrossedCompare
SB244 EnrolledCompare
SB244 Act 37Compare
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Documents

Votes

CO-AUTHORS (#103)
2026-03-23 · fail · 16-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Selders: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Carter: yes
- Miller: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: other
- Hodges: other
- Price: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Jenkins: other
- Reese: other
- Cloud: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Connick: other
- Luneau: other
- Talbot: other
- Duplessis: other
- McMath: other
- Wheat: other
- Foil: other
- Miguez: other
- Womack: other
- Harris: other
- Morris: other
- Hensgens: other
- Pressly: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#102)
2026-03-23 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Cloud: other
- Miguez: other
- Seabaugh: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#703)
2026-04-23 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Cox: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Young: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Beaullieu: other
- Jackson: other
- Thompson: other
- Deshotel: other
- Landry, J.: other
- Walters: other
- Freeman: other
- McCormick: other
- Wright: other
- Galle: other
- Muscarello: other
- Geymann: other
- Stagni: other
CONCUR (#491)
2026-04-28 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Bass: other
- Harris: other
- Seabaugh: other

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