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LouisianaHB 7832026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

HEALTH/LDH: Provides relative to the regulation of food and food safety

Sponsored By: Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural DevelopmentHealth and Welfare

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Clearer labels for Louisiana fermented dairy products

The law sets label rules for foods containing dairy-identical or dairy-derived proteins made through microbial fermentation rather than mammalian lactation. Businesses cannot label or market them as milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, ice cream, or another dairy food for people. Products offered for sale must state: “Produced through microbial fermentation. Not derived from mammalian lactation.” This statement must appear on the main display panel, near the product name, in at least 30-point type. Its typeface and color must contrast with the background. These rules take effect only when House Bill No. 512 of the 2026 Regular Session becomes law and takes effect.

Louisiana bans sales of fermented dairy proteins

The law covers foods containing dairy-identical or dairy-derived proteins made through microbial fermentation, not milk production by mammals. It bans making these products for sale, selling, holding, offering for sale, or distributing them in Louisiana. The ban takes effect only when House Bill No. 512 of the 2026 Regular Session becomes law and takes effect. Violations face enforcement, penalties, and remedies under existing law. This provision sets no penalty amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kimberly Landry Coates

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 244 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2026

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

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/26/2026

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 95 • No: 0

House vote • 5/6/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 837.

    6/8/2026House

  2. Effective date: See Act.

    6/8/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/2/2026House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

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

    5/31/2026House

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

    5/29/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/27/2026House

  8. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/26/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/26/2026House

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

    5/25/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/21/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/20/2026Senate

  13. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

    5/18/2026Senate

  14. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    5/18/2026Senate

  15. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

    5/13/2026Senate

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

    5/12/2026Senate

  17. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/11/2026House

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

    5/7/2026House

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

  20. Reported with amendments (12-0).

    5/6/2026House

  21. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    3/9/2026House

  22. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

  23. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    2/27/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

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