HB 79
  • Introduced
    Feb 03, 2026
  • Passed House
    May 11, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    May 26, 2026
  • Became Law
HB 79
Louisiana House Bill
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CIVIL/LAW: Removes damage threshold for carbon capture release
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House • Jun 02, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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HB79 Enrolled

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May 11, 2026, House
FINAL PASSAGE (#1088)
YES: 70
NO: 25
OTHER: 10
YES: 70

NO: 25

ABSENT: 10

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May 26, 2026, Senate
FINAL PASSAGE (#1325)
YES: 32
NO: 2
OTHER: 5
YES: 32

NO: 2

ABSENT: 5

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May 29, 2026, House
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1661)
YES: 79
NO: 18
OTHER: 8
YES: 79

NO: 18

ABSENT: 8

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