LouisianaHB 6882026 Regular SessionHouse

FISHING: Adds Atlantic tarpon to the definition of saltwater game fish

Sponsored By: Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican)

Vetoed

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources and Environment

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joseph A. Orgeron

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 137 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/27/2026

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 • 3/31/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 102 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Vetoed by the Governor.

    6/12/2026House
  2. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/29/2026House
  3. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/28/2026House
  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, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/27/2026Senate
  7. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/26/2026Senate
  8. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/25/2026Senate
  9. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

    5/21/2026Senate
  10. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

    4/1/2026Senate
  11. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/31/2026House
  12. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    3/31/2026Senate
  13. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.

    3/30/2026House
  14. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    3/26/2026House
  15. Reported favorably (14-0-1).

    3/25/2026House
  16. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

    3/9/2026House
  17. Prefiled.

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

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

    2/27/2026House

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