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LouisianaHB 8722026 Regular SessionHouse

FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Requires all commercial menhaden reduction fishery vessels to use an AIS system

Sponsored By: Jerome Zeringue (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Menhaden fishing vessels must use tracking systems

Beginning April 19, 2027, all Louisiana commercial menhaden reduction fishing vessels must install and use an automatic identification system (AIS). This includes carrier vessels or mother ships, steamers, and purse boats actively fishing. AIS uses radio signals to automatically share vessel location, speed, and heading. A vessel must stop fishing if its AIS is not working for more than two consecutive business days. When vessels work together on a fishing set, at least two must have working AIS throughout active fishing.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jerome Zeringue

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 240 • No: 0

House vote • 5/20/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/13/2026

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

House vote • 4/14/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 4/8/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 443.

    5/29/2026House

  2. Effective date: 04/19/2027.

    5/29/2026House

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

    5/25/2026House

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/22/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/21/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/20/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

    5/19/2026House

  8. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/13/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/13/2026House

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

    5/5/2026Senate

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

    5/4/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    4/29/2026Senate

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

    4/15/2026Senate

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/14/2026Senate

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.

    4/13/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

  18. Reported with amendments (11-0).

    4/8/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  20. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

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