Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB855 — 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. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    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.

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

Summary

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

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB855 on the official Louisiana source →

Action History

  1. Prefiled.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 7 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.

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Votes

House: REQUEST TO LOCK MACHINES

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 87 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 50024
Republican 90056
Unaffiliated 4007
Total 180087
% of votes cast 17%0%0%83%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Boudreaux — Not Voting
Owen — Not Voting
Galle — Not Voting
Henry, C. — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Not Voting
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
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
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
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Not Voting
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Not Voting
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Not Voting
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud 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
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 →

Favorably

Passed 8 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8401
Democrat 0300
Total 8701
% of votes cast 50%44%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
C. Travis Johnson Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Not Voting
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Nay
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB855 do?
FISHING/NETS: Establishes depth requirements for the commercial use of purse seines
Who sponsors HB855?
HB855 is sponsored by Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican).
What is the current status of HB855?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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