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LouisianaHB 6702026 Regular SessionHouse

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to wood pellet manufacturing (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Charles Owen (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International AffairsCommerce

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Louisiana authorizes support for wood pellet plants

The law lets Louisiana Economic Development help attract, keep, and expand wood pellet plants. Support can include job incentives, worker training, and site-readiness standards, with some activities also covering wood-derived fuels. The agency can clarify regulatory steps, coordinate port infrastructure needs, and prioritize pellet and wood-fuel cargo for loading, docking, and processing. Support depends on available funds and existing agency powers; related policies must follow state administrative procedures and existing economic development programs. The law provides no specific funding amount or direct household benefit.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Charles Owen

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Beth Anne Billings

    Republican • House

  • Roy Daryl Adams

    Democratic • House

  • Dodie Horton

    Republican • House

  • Michael "Gabe" Firment

    Republican • House

  • Joy Walters

    Democratic • House

  • Kathy Edmonston

    Republican • House

  • Michael Robert Bayham Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Peter F. Egan Sr.

    Republican • House

  • Rodney Schamerhorn

    Republican • House

  • Sylvia Elaine Taylor

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 264 • No: 0

House vote • 5/27/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/21/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 100 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 18 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 664.

    6/1/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/1/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/29/2026House

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

    5/28/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/28/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/27/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.

    5/26/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/25/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/21/2026Senate

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

    5/18/2026Senate

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

    5/14/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    5/13/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

    4/14/2026Senate

  14. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/13/2026House

  15. Called from the calendar.

    4/13/2026House

  16. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/13/2026House

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

    4/13/2026Senate

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.

    4/9/2026House

  19. Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/8/2026House

  20. Reported with amendments (18-0).

    4/7/2026House

  21. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

    3/18/2026House

  22. Reported with amendments (13-0).

    3/17/2026House

  23. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    3/9/2026House

  24. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

  25. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    2/27/2026House

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