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LouisianaSB 3932026 Regular SessionSenate

EXPLOSIVES: Provides for the regulation of explosives. (8/1/26)

Sponsored By: Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Administration of Criminal JusticeJudiciary B

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Tighter licensing rules for explosives workers

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana’s explosives rules cover people and businesses that make, distribute, buy, sell, possess, store, use, or transport explosives. Blasters include employees who cause explosions and supervisors or managers who directly oversee those employees. Handlers touch, move, or handle explosives without causing an explosion. A handler license cannot cover blasting or use by the final end user. New and renewal licenses require fingerprint-based background checks for manufacturers, dealer-distributors, users, blasters, and handlers. The checks cover state and national arrest, prosecution, and conviction records, including specified expunged records and dismissed convictions. The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information runs the state check and sends fingerprints to the FBI. It provides results to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which oversees licensing and compliance.

Explosives violators face fines with hearing rights

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana’s deputy secretary can fine people or explosives businesses up to $10,000 for each explosives-rule violation. The law requires notice and a chance for a hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act. The deputy secretary weighs the violation’s nature, circumstances, extent, seriousness, the violator’s fault, and past offenses. The official also considers ability to pay, effects on continued operations, and other relevant fairness concerns.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Robert "Bob" Owen

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 144 • No: 0

House vote • 5/19/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 5/12/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 503.

    5/29/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    5/29/2026Senate

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

    5/26/2026Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/26/2026House

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

    5/26/2026Senate

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/19/2026House

  7. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/19/2026Senate

  8. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/18/2026House

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

    5/18/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/13/2026House

  11. Reported with amendments (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/12/2026House

  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    4/9/2026House

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

    4/8/2026House

  14. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/7/2026Senate

  15. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/1/2026Senate

  16. Reported with amendments.

    3/31/2026Senate

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

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

    2/27/2026Senate

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