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IntroducedFeb 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 27, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
UTILITIES: Provides relative to the repair of damaged infrastructure from certain excavators or demolishers (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action See all actions
House • May 29, 2026: Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage Not yet scheduled for floor debate
Position: 10
Summary
Comments on HB 259
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Jason Dewittprimary
Votes
YES: 99
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Edmonston
- Martinez
- Adams
- Egan
- McCormick
- Amedee
- Farnum
- McFarland
- Bacala
- Firment
- McMahen
- Bagley
- Fisher
- McMakin
- Bamburg
- Fontenot
- Melerine
- Bayham
- Freeman
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Murray
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Billings
- Galle
- Newell
- Boudreaux
- Geymann
- Orgeron
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Boyd
- Green
- Phelps
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Riser
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Sawyer
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Schamerhorn
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Schlegel
- Bryant
- Horton
- Spell
- Carlson
- Illg
- St. Blanc
- Carpenter
- Jackson
- Stagni
- Carrier
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Carter, R.
- Jordan
- Thomas
- Carter, W.
- Kerner
- Thompson
- Carver
- Knox
- Turner
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Walters
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Wilder
- Crews
- Landry, T.
- Wiley
- Deshotel
- Larvadain
- Wright
- Dewitt
- Lyons
- Wyble
- Dickerson
- Mack
- Young
- Domangue
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
NO: 0
YES: 98
- Adams
- Firment
- McMahen
- Amedee
- Fisher
- McMakin
- Bacala
- Fontenot
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Mena
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Miller
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Moore
- Billings
- Galle
- Murray
- Boudreaux
- Geymann
- Muscarello
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Newell
- Boyd
- Green
- Orgeron
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Owen
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Phelps
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Riser
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Sawyer
- Bryant
- Horton
- Schamerhorn
- Butler
- Jackson
- Schlegel
- Carlson
- Johnson, M.
- Spell
- Carrier
- Johnson, T.
- St. Blanc
- Carter, R.
- Jordan
- Stagni
- Carter, W.
- Kerner
- Tarver
- Carver
- Knox
- Taylor
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Thomas
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Thompson
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Turner
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Ventrella
- Crews
- Landry, T.
- Villio
- Deshotel
- Larvadain
- Walters
- Dewitt
- Lyons
- Wilder
- Dickerson
- Mack
- Wiley
- Domangue
- Marcelle
- Wright
- Edmonston
- Martinez
- Wyble
- Egan
- McCormick
- Zeringue
- Farnum
- McFarland
NO: 0
Actions
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Dewitt, Deshotel, and LaFleur.
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Abraham, and Mizell.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- May 28, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- Called from the Calendar.
- The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 21, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended.
- Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- Reported with amendments.
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (16-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Bill Texts
- HB259 OriginalPDF
- HB259 EngrossedPDF
- HB259 ReengrossedPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #2746, COM, DraftPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #2785, COM, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #3146, Dewitt, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #3178, Dewitt, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3673, COM, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3740, COM, AdoptedPDF
Documents
- Digest of HB259 OriginalPDF
- Digest of HB259 EngrossedPDF
- Digest of HB259 ReengrossedPDF
- Senate Green Sheet Digest for HB259PDF
- Summary of Senate Amendments to HB259PDF
- Fiscal Note - HB259 OriginalPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB259 EngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB259 ReEngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB259 ReEngrossed With Senate Cmte AmendmentsPDF
