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LouisianaSB 2052026 Regular SessionSenate

BOATS/BOATING: Provides for boat registrations. (8/1/26) (EN -$14,850 SD RV See Note)

Sponsored By: Bob Hensgens (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Natural Resources and EnvironmentNatural Resources

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

New numbering rules for Louisiana boaters

Beginning August 1, 2026, motorboats, houseboats, and sailboats without federal documentation must be numbered to operate on Louisiana waters. They must have a valid certificate of number and display the number on both sides of the bow. Numbers can come from Louisiana, applicable federal law, or another state's federally approved system. Limiting this requirement to undocumented boats reduces the numbering burden for federally documented boats. Motorboats with valid federal or approved other-state numbers are exempt while in Louisiana for no more than 90 consecutive days. Other exemptions cover foreign motorboats temporarily using Louisiana waters, U.S., state, and local government vessels, and ships' lifeboats.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bob Hensgens

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 141 • No: 0

House vote • 5/13/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 5/6/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/18/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 363.

    5/22/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    5/22/2026Senate

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

    5/20/2026Senate

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

    5/19/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/19/2026House

  6. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/18/2026Senate

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/13/2026House

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.

    5/12/2026House

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

    5/11/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/7/2026House

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

    5/6/2026House

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

    3/24/2026House

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

    3/23/2026House

  14. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/18/2026Senate

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

    3/16/2026Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    3/11/2026Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

    2/26/2026Senate

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