Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 727

ENVIRONMENT: Provides for the burning of untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Daryl Deshotel (Republican)

Cosponsors (16)

• Joy Walters (Democratic)
• Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
• Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican)
• Charles Owen (Republican)
• Michael Melerine (Republican)
• Danny McCormick (Republican)
• Jacob Landry (Republican)
• Gabe Firment (Republican)
• Peter Egan (Republican)
• Michael Echols (Republican)
• Jessica Domangue (Republican)
• Jason Dewitt (Republican)
• Wilford Carter , Sr. (Democratic)
• Mike Bayham (Republican)
• Tony Bacala (Republican)
• Beryl Amedee (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Floor Amendment, #2475, Riser, Adopted
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2406, NATR, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2560, NATR, Adopted
• HB727 Original
• HB727 Engrossed
• HB727 Reengrossed
• HB727 Enrolled
• HB727 Act 315

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (12-0).
• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 22, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 315.
• May 22, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.