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LouisianaHB 4972025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

FISHING: Provides for the Louisiana Catch and Cook Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsored By: Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Restaurants cook legal catches under safety rules

Louisiana's Catch and Cook Program lets participating food businesses prepare legally caught fish from licensed charter captains or recreational fishers, and alligator from licensed alligator hunters, for those people and their parties. Food businesses and charter captains must apply to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for permits; applications and permits are free. Businesses must receive meat within individual fishing limits, already cleaned, filleted, refrigerated, and packed in clean, food-grade, single-use packaging. Labels must show the catch date and time, plus the licensed captain's, fisher's, or hunter's full name and address. Wildlife and Fisheries develops program rules with the state health department, which enforces the food-safety requirements; rule violations can lead to permit suspension or revocation.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jeremy LaCombe

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 147 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/2/2025

Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 39 • No: 0

House vote • 5/20/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

House vote • 5/14/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 201.

    6/8/2025House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2025.

    6/8/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/5/2025House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/4/2025Senate

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    6/3/2025House

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

    6/3/2025House

  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    6/2/2025Senate

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

    6/1/2025Senate

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

    6/1/2025Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/29/2025Senate

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

    5/27/2025Senate

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

    5/21/2025Senate

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/20/2025House

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2025.

    5/19/2025House

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

    5/15/2025House

  16. Reported with amendments (11-0).

    5/14/2025House

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

    4/14/2025House

  18. Prefiled.

    4/4/2025House

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

    4/4/2025House

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