Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 855 — FISHING/NETS: Establishes depth requirements for the commercial use of purse seines

Last action — Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 46, nays 49. Failed to pass.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    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).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 2 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 3 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 855 has been updated to include new lines of text that clarify specific provisions, which were not present in the original draft. These additions help provide clearer guidelines or definitions related to the bill's intent. This change matters because it aims to eliminate any confusion and ensure that the law is easier to understand and implement.

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HLS 26RS-520 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
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HLS 26RS-520 ORIGINAL HB NO.
HLS 26RS-520 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 855 Original 2026 Regular Session Orgeron Abstract:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 855 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Orgeron Abstract:
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Action History

  1. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 46, nays 49. Failed to pass.

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

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

  4. Reported favorably (8-7-1).

  5. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

  6. Prefiled.

  7. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

  8. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 46 voted No

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

REQUEST TO LOCK MACHINES (#494)

Failed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 87 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4003
Republican 90059
Democrat 50025
Total 180087
% of votes cast 17%0%0%83%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Galle — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Not Voting
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Not Voting
Chasity Martinez Democrat Not Voting
Dana Henry Democrat Not Voting
Delisha Boyd Democrat Not Voting
Ed Murray Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Not Voting
Joy Walters Democrat Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Not Voting
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Not Voting
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
Rodney Lyons Democrat Not Voting
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Not Voting
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Not Voting
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Not Voting
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Annie Spell Republican Not Voting
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Not Voting
Beth Anne Billings Republican Not Voting
Brett F. Geymann Republican Not Voting
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Not Voting
Bryan Fontenot Republican Not Voting
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Not Voting
Chance Keith Henry Republican Not Voting
Christopher Turner Republican Not Voting
Danny McCormick Republican Not Voting
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Not Voting
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Not Voting
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Not Voting
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Not Voting
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Not Voting
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Not Voting
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Not Voting
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
Jerome Zeringue Republican Not Voting
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Not Voting
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Not Voting
Josh Carlson Republican Not Voting
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Not Voting
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Not Voting
Kim Carver Republican Not Voting
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Not Voting
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Not Voting
Laurie Schlegel Republican Not Voting
Les Farnum Republican Not Voting
Mark Wright Republican Not Voting
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Not Voting
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Not Voting
Mike Johnson Republican Not Voting
Neil Riser Republican Not Voting
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Not Voting
Paul Sawyer Republican Not Voting
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Not Voting
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Not Voting
Raymond J. Crews Republican Not Voting
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Not Voting
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Not Voting
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Not Voting
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Not Voting
Shane Mack Republican Not Voting
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Not Voting
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Not Voting
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Not Voting
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#495)

Failed 46 Yea · 49 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 52005
Republican 402305
Unaffiliated 1600
Total 4649010
% of votes cast 44%47%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Galle — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Amedee — Nay
Stagni — Nay
Johnson, T. — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Nay
Adrian Fisher Democrat Nay
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Candace N. Newell Democrat Not Voting
Chasity Martinez Democrat Nay
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Nay
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
Annie Spell Republican Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Not Voting
Chance Keith Henry Republican Not Voting
Christopher Turner Republican Nay
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Nay
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Nay
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 Nay
Jacob Braud Republican Nay
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Nay
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Nay
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Nay
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Nay
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Nay
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Nay
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 855?
HB 855 is sponsored by Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 855?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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