LA HB940 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-08 - Effective date: 06/08/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to the unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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Title

Provides relative to the unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 940 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1742) (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 940 FINAL PASSAGE (#1450) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-05-12 - House - House Vote on HB 940 FINAL PASSAGE (#1202) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-08HouseEffective date: 06/08/2026.
2026-06-08HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 854.
2026-06-01HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-29HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-28HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-27SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-26SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-25SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21SenateReported favorably.
2026-05-14SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-05-13SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-12HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-12HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-05-07HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07HouseNotice given.
2026-05-07HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-06HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-06HouseRead by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05HouseReported with amendments (17-0).
2026-04-27HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-23HouseReported favorably (15-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB940&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447711
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465382
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468875
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471970
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479094
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481485
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467724
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469194
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469921
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476669
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447714
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464568
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465483
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468285
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469146
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469254
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472010
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472206
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478051
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478357
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479472
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471848
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477744
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478887

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