Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 956

FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL: Provides relative to fireworks

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

Sponsors

• Bryan Fontenot (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #3108, COM, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #3228, COM, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #3539, Fontenot, Adopted
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2335, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2405, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2424, JUDB, Adopted
• Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2874, Reese, Adopted
• Conference Committee Report, #5937, House Adopted, Senate Adopted
• HB956 Original
• HB956 Engrossed
• HB956 Reengrossed
• HB956 Enrolled
• HB956 Act 857

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 Commerce.
• 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 Commerce.
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (13-0).
• Apr 8, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 11. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: Luneau, Owen, and Reese.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Fontenot, Deshotel, and Riser.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee report received.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 92, nays 4. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
• Jun 4, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 857.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.