LA HB459 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-11 - Effective date: 08/01/2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for renewable energy regulation and permitting

Tracking Information

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Title

Provides for renewable energy regulation and permitting

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-06-04 - House - House Vote on HB 459 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#881) (Y: 73 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - House - House Vote on HB 459 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#881) (Y: 74 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 459 FINAL PASSAGE (#615) (Y: 32 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - House Vote on HB 459 FINAL PASSAGE (#383) (Y: 75 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-06-11HouseEffective date: 08/01/2025.
2025-06-11HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 279.
2025-06-09HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2025-06-08SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2025-06-08HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2025-06-04HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 73, nays 13, Senate amendments concurred in.
2025-06-03HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/04/2025.
2025-06-03HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2025-06-02SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2025-06-01SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2025-06-01SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2025-05-29SenateReported with amendments.
2025-05-19SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-05-14SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2025-05-13HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2025-05-13HouseCalled from the calendar.
2025-05-13HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2025-05-13HouseCalled from the calendar.
2025-05-08HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2025.
2025-05-08HouseNotice given.
2025-04-29HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2025-04-28HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2025.
2025-04-24HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2025-04-23HouseReported with amendments (9-0).
2025-04-14HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
2025-04-04HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
2025-04-04HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25rs&b=HB459&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1403723
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1407698
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1414578
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1422176
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1425593
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1407439
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1407633
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1408901
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1414346
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1419286
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1418787
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1420098
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1403730
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1407848
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1414597
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1419452
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1421684
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1429366
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1414495
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1420636
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1421814
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1422000

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