HB 757 — FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Provides relative to the taking of menhaden
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 316.
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 22, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill regulates the taking of menhaden in commercial fishing.
This legislation sets rules for how menhaden, a type of fish, can be commercially harvested. It aims to manage the fishing practices related to this species to ensure sustainability in the industry.
What this means for you
- Small Business: If you are a commercial fisher, this bill provides guidelines for harvesting menhaden, impacting your fishing practices.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
9 added · 37 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill HB 757 had a reference to "ACT No. 316" removed. This change means that the specific law cited may no longer be relevant to the current bill's intentions or provisions. Adjusting references like this helps ensure that the bill remains clear and focused on its current goals.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-844 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
757 BY REPRESENTATIVE COX FISHING/COMMERCIAL:AN ACT To enact R.S.
Provides relative to the taking of menhaden AN ACT To enact R.S.
(c) For a third violation, the violator shall be fined seven thousand five hundred dollars.
(3) For purposes of this Subsection, "person" means a natural person.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 757 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Cox Abstract:
Provides relative to the taking of menhaden.
Present law provides for the taking of freshwater or saltwater fish.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposedlawprohibits anypersonfromknowinglyandintentionallyauthorizing,directing, or having control or ownership of an agent or vessel involved in the taking menhaden for commercial purposes within the area designated by the Dept.
of Wildlife and Fisheries pursuant to the La.
Administrative Code.
Proposed law provides that notwithstanding the provisions of present law relative to penalties,whoeverviolatestheprovisions ofproposedlawwill beheldstrictlyliableforthe taking and punished as follows:
(1) For a first violation, a fine of $2,500.
(2) For a second violation, a fine of $5,000.
(3) For a third violation, a fine of $7,5000.
Proposed law defines the term "person".
(Adds R.S.
56:320(J)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House TheCommitteeAmendmentsProposedbyHouseCommittee onNaturalResourcesand Environment to the original bill:
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Remove the revocation of a commercial fisherman's license as a penalty for violations.
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Decrease the penalty for a first violation from $50,000 to $2,500, for a second violation from $75,000 to $5,000, and for a third violation from $100,000 to $7,500.
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Remove the penalty for a fourth violation.
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Revise the definition for "person" to include only a natural person.
View plain text versions (4)
- Enrolled HB757 Enrolled Current pdf
- Engrossed HB757 Engrossed pdf
- HB757 Act 316 View text pdf
- HB757 Original View text pdf
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 316.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (14-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Sponsors
- Vincent E. Cox III · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Not Voting |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 757?
- HB 757 is sponsored by III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 757?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
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