LA HB5 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-05-19 - Involuntarily deferred in committee.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-05-19 - Involuntarily deferred in committee.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Title
Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Sponsors
| Rep. Mike Johnson [R] | Rep. Rhonda Butler [R] | Rep. Jason DeWitt [R] | Rep. Gabe Firment [R] |
| Rep. Charles Owen [R] | Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | House | Involuntarily deferred in committee. |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. |
| 2026-01-23 | House | First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026. |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Prefiled. |
