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LouisianaSB 4292026 Regular SessionSenate

BOATS/BOATING: Provides for registration of certain boats. (8/1/26)

Sponsored By: Eddie J. Lambert (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 boat registration path and transfer fee

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana changes registration rules for motorboats, houseboats, and sailboats. When ownership changes, the new owner must apply and pay $5 plus the standard registration fee. The new registration certificate and decal are valid for three years. Boat possessors can also apply when a registration certificate has lapsed for at least five years. They must have possessed the boat for at least one year immediately before applying. They must send the application to the last certificate holder by certified mail, return receipt requested. Applicants must submit an affidavit confirming that notice and evidence of the required possession period to the commission. They must also include copies of the notice and return receipt, using documentation in the commission's required form. This application path does not guarantee approval.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Eddie J. Lambert

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 128 • No: 10

House vote • 5/13/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 10. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 79 • No: 10

House vote • 5/6/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/14/2026

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. 388.

    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 79, nays 10. 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.

    4/15/2026House

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

    4/14/2026Senate

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

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/13/2026Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    4/8/2026Senate

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

    3/31/2026Senate

  18. Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    3/30/2026Senate

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