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LouisianaSB 2682026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26)

Sponsored By: Royce Duplessis (Democratic)

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Municipal, Parochial and Cultural AffairsLocal and Municipal Affairs

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New property-entry rules for lead pipe replacement

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana municipalities can adopt an ordinance allowing entry onto private property to replace lead service lines. The municipality, its water system, or an agent can enter only property directly related to that replacement. Service lines include the pipes and fittings connecting a public water main to a building, plus the property's water meter. Owners and residents must get at least seven days' notice, unless the municipality or water system determines an emergency exists. The municipality must first try to notify them in person. If they cannot be reached, notice must be sent by certified mail or posted prominently on the property. Notice must give the work's date and time, who will do it, and likely water-service disruptions. It must also list nearby drinking-water distribution sites, if any, and steps the municipality will take if access cannot be obtained. Afterward, owners must receive a certified letter giving the approximate replacement time and a brief work summary. The law provides no specific funding appropriation or payment mechanism.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Royce Duplessis

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Adrian Fisher

    Democratic • House

  • Aimee Adatto Freeman

    Democratic • House

  • Alonzo L. Knox

    Democratic • House

  • Barbara Reich Freiberg

    Republican • House

  • C. Denise Marcelle

    Democratic • House

  • Roy Daryl Adams

    Democratic • House

  • Delisha Boyd

    Democratic • House

  • Ed Larvadain III

    Democratic • House

  • Edmond Jordan

    Democratic • House

  • Ken Brass

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle M. Green Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Mandie Landry

    Democratic • House

  • Marcus Anthony Bryant

    Democratic • House

  • Rodney Lyons

    Democratic • House

  • Steven Jackson

    Democratic • House

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

  • Terry Landry Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Troy Jude Hebert

    Republican • House

  • Vanessa Caston LaFleur

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 123 • No: 21

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 13. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 83 • No: 13

House vote • 5/13/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 28 • No: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 957 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    6/23/2026Senate

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

    6/1/2026Senate

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

    5/31/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/31/2026House

  6. Called from the calendar.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 13. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/29/2026House

  8. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/29/2026Senate

  9. Called from the calendar.

    5/27/2026House

  10. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/27/2026House

  11. Notice given.

    5/27/2026House

  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

    5/27/2026House

  13. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/20/2026House

  14. Notice given.

    5/20/2026House

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026.

    5/20/2026House

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

    5/19/2026House

  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2026.

    5/19/2026House

  18. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/18/2026House

  19. Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/13/2026House

  20. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

    5/7/2026House

  21. Called from the Calendar.

    5/6/2026Senate

  22. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/6/2026Senate

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

    5/6/2026House

  24. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    3/31/2026Senate

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

    3/30/2026Senate

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