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LouisianaSB 1892026 Regular SessionSenate

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Prohibits the intentional release or dispersion, by burning of fuel, of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/26)

Sponsored By: Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Louisiana bans fuel-burning releases for weather control

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana's ban on intentional releases into the atmosphere explicitly includes burning fuel in aircraft engines. The ban covers chemicals, other substances, and devices released by any means specifically to change temperature, weather, climate, or sunlight. It applies within Louisiana's borders. Fire retardants and suppressants released below 1,000 feet above ground to fight fires are exempt. Aerial applications of seeds, fertilizers, or pesticides below 1,000 feet above ground for farming or forestry are also exempt.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michael "Big Mike" Fesi

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 113 • No: 24

House vote • 5/19/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 22. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 74 • No: 22

House vote • 5/12/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/20/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 2 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 29 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 601 without the Governor's signature.

    6/1/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    6/1/2026Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/25/2026House

  4. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/21/2026Senate

  5. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/20/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/19/2026House

  7. Called from the calendar.

    5/19/2026House

  8. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 22. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/19/2026House

  9. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/19/2026Senate

  10. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/18/2026House

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

    5/18/2026House

  12. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/13/2026House

  13. Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/12/2026House

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

    4/21/2026House

  15. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 2 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/20/2026Senate

  16. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    4/20/2026House

  17. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/15/2026Senate

  18. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

    4/14/2026Senate

  19. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.

    3/9/2026Senate

  20. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.

    2/26/2026Senate

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