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LouisianaHB 1732025 Regular SessionHouse

ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Provides relative to expanding the jurisdiction of state park wardens to enforce litter laws statewide

Sponsored By: John R. Illg Jr. (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources and Environment

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Park wardens enforce litter laws statewide

Louisiana state park wardens can enforce litter laws throughout the state, not just within their usual jurisdiction. They can issue littering citations by mail or in person. Recovered civil penalties go into the litter abatement account within Louisiana's Conservation Fund.

Litter cases bring costs and hearing rights

Louisiana's Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism can bring civil actions under the Administrative Procedure Act for litter violations under R.S. 30:2531(A) or (B). It can instead use an administrative hearing to enforce R.S. 30:2531. Hearings take place at the district office for the parish where the person lives or the violation occurred. People can skip the hearing by paying the fine; anyone assessed a civil penalty also owes attorney fees and costs. Written notice must give the hearing's time and place, either on a citation or summons or through certified mail. Certified-mail notice takes effect 15 days after the postmark. Either side can appeal to the district court where the offense occurred. After all appeal deadlines pass, the ruling is final for debt collection. The department's secretary must issue and enforce rules to carry out this process.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John R. Illg Jr.

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Francis C. Thompson

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/27/2025

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 4/24/2025

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 94 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 67.

    6/4/2025House

  2. Effective date: 06/04/2025.

    6/4/2025House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/29/2025Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/29/2025House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/28/2025House

  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/27/2025Senate

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/27/2025House

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/20/2025Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/19/2025Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/14/2025Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

    4/29/2025Senate

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/28/2025Senate

  13. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/24/2025House

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/24/2025.

    4/23/2025House

  15. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/22/2025House

  16. Reported with amendments (13-0).

    4/16/2025House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

    4/14/2025House

  18. Prefiled.

    3/31/2025House

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

    3/31/2025House

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