Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 782

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

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

Sponsors

• Ken Brass (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #2483, JUD, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #2495, JUD, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #2575, JUD, Adopted
• House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1410, Horton, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #3044, Henry, Chance, Withdrawn
• House Floor Amendment, #3172, Brass, Adopted
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2628, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2758, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2851, JUDB, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #3093, Price, Withdrawn
• Conference Committee Report, #5593, House Adopted, Senate Adopted
• HB782 Original
• HB782 Engrossed
• HB782 Reengrossed
• HB782 Enrolled
• HB782 Act 920

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

Actions

• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• 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 Judiciary.
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (12-0).
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 31, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 1. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 4, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 11, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 12, 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, returned to the calendar.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Brass, Robby Carter, and Chance Henry.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Price, and Reese.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee report received.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 23, 2026 · House
  Becomes Act No. 920 without the Governor's signature.
• Jun 23, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.