LouisianaHB 6312026 Regular SessionHouse

HUNTING: Establishes a nonresident landowner bear hunting license (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Sponsored By: Neil Riser (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources and Environment

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

New $100 bear license for nonresident landowners

The law creates a Louisiana bear hunting license for nonresident landowners. The new license costs $100 per license.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Neil Riser

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 147 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/7/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

House vote • 4/1/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 15 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 108.

    5/14/2026House
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/14/2026House
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/12/2026Senate
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/12/2026House
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/11/2026House
  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/7/2026Senate
  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/7/2026House
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/28/2026Senate
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/27/2026Senate
  10. Reported favorably.

    4/22/2026Senate
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

    4/14/2026Senate
  12. Called from the calendar.

    4/13/2026House
  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/13/2026House
  14. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/13/2026Senate
  15. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/9/2026House
  16. Notice given.

    4/9/2026House
  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.

    4/9/2026House
  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

    4/8/2026House
  19. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/7/2026House
  20. Reported favorably (15-0).

    4/1/2026House
  21. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

    3/9/2026House
  22. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House
  23. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

    2/27/2026House
  24. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

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