Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 1153 — ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT: Authorizes parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning

Last action — Becomes Act No. 931 without the Governor's signature.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 23, 2026.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

Allows local governments to impose bans on burning activities.

This bill permits parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning. It grants local authorities the power to regulate burning activities to address safety and environmental concerns.

What this means for you
  • Environment: This means local authorities can take action to protect air quality and reduce fire risks.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

58 added · 119 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 1153, a reference to "ACT No. 931" has been removed. This change suggests that the bill may be updated to align with new laws or conditions that have developed since that act was passed. It's important because removing outdated references can help make the law clearer and more relevant to current circumstances.

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HLS 26RS-2563 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
1153 BY REPRESENTATIVE COATES ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT:
1153 BY REPRESENTATIVE COATES AN ACT To enact R.S.
Authorizes parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning AN ACT To enact R.S.
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(3) Theparishmayprovideadditionalreasonablepublicnoticeofaburnban through availablecommunication channels including parish websites, social media, emergency alert systems, or local media outlets.
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1153 (3) Theparishmayprovideadditionalreasonablepublicnoticeofaburnban through availablecommunication channels including parish websites, social media, emergency alert systems, or local media outlets.
(d) Recreational fires not contained within fire pits or enclosures.
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1153 ENROLLED (d) Recreational fires not contained within fire pits or enclosures.
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(c) For a third or subsequent offense, a two thousand five hundred dollar fine.
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1153 (c) For a third or subsequent offense, a two thousand five hundred dollar fine.
D.(1) Any person who knowingly violates a ban on burning and whose actions result in propertydamage exceeding five thousand dollars shall be fined not morethanonethousanddollarsorimprisonedfornotmorethansix months,orboth.
D.(1) Any person who knowingly violates a ban on burning and whose actions result in propertydamage exceedingfive thousand dollars shall be fined not morethanonethousanddollarsorimprisonedfornotmorethansix months,orboth.
(2) Anypersonwhoknowinglyviolatesabanonburningandwhose actions resultindamageto criticalinfrastructure,asdefinedin R.S.14:61,shallbefinednot morethantwenty-fivethousanddollarsorimprisonedwith orwithout hardlaborfor not more than five years, or both.
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1153 ENROLLED (2) Anypersonwhoknowinglyviolates abanonburningandwhoseactions resultin damagetocriticalinfrastructure,asdefinedinR.S.14:61,shallbefinednot morethantwenty-fivethousanddollarsorimprisonedwithorwithouthardlaborfor not more than five years, or both.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
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The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1153 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Coates Abstract:
Authorizes parishandmunicipalgoverningauthorities to issue bans on burning.
Present law authorizes the state fire marshal to issue burn bans in anyarea of the state.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law authorizes parish and municipal governing authorities to issue burn bans withinallorpartoftheirrespectivejurisdictionswhenthereisanelevatedriskoffirespread.
Proposedlawrequiresaparishgoverningauthoritytoliftabanonburningwhenthefirerisk ceases to be elevated.
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1153 Proposedlawrequiresaparishgoverningauthoritytopublishnoticeofthebanintheofficial parish journal.
Proposed law authorizes a parish to provide additional public notice of a burn ban through websites, social media, emergency alert systems, or local media outlets.
Proposedlawprovidesthataburnbanmayprohibitopenburning,includingburningofyard debris, land-clearing burns, burning of construction debris, and recreational fires not contained within pits or enclosures.
Proposed law makes exceptions for agricultural burning in accordance with state law, prescribed burns conducted by certified personnel, cooking fires in grills or smokers, and recreational fires that are contained within pits or enclosures.
Proposed law authorizes municipal governing authorities to adopt ordinances establishing procedures for issuing, extending, or terminating burn bans, and that municipal fire chiefs may recommend burn bans based on fire risk conditions.
Proposed law provides civil penalties as follows:
(1) For a first offense, a $500 fine.
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(2) For a second offense, a $1,000 fine.
(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a $2,500 fine.
Proposed law provides that each daya violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
Proposed law provides that anyone responsible for a fire resulting from a violation may be liable for costs incurred from fire suppression and emergency response.
Proposed law provides that anyone who knowingly violates a burn ban and the violation results in property damage exceeding $5,000 shall be fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned for up to six months, or both.
Proposed law provides that anyone who knowingly violates a burn ban and the violation results in damage to critical infrastructure shall be fined up to $25,000 or imprisoned with or without hard labor for up to five years, or both.
Proposed law provides that in addition to the criminal penalties, an offender is required to pay restitution to the owner of any property damaged by the violation.
Proposedlawauthorizesfiredepartmentpersonnelandmunicipalcodeenforcementofficers to enforce the provisions of proposed law.
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40:1602.1) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to the original bill:
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Add requirement that a governing authority of a parish lift a ban on burning when the fire risk has decreased.
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Addrequirementthatagoverningauthorityofaparishpublish anoticeofaburn ban in the official parish journal.
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Remove requirement that a governing authority of a parish provide reasonable notice of a burn ban through certain means and add an authorization for the governing authority to provide additional notice through certain means.
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Remove language from proposed law specifying that certain violations of proposed law are a misdemeanor or felony.
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Action History

  1. Becomes Act No. 931 without the Governor's signature.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 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.

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Reported favorably.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.

  15. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  16. Reported with amendments (12-0).

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

  18. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#1298)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 26001
Democrat 10001
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#695)

Passed 93 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 60008
Democrat 26004
Total 930012
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Not Voting
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Not Voting
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Not Voting
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
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 Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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HB 1153 is sponsored by Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1153?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
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