HEALTH/LDH: Provides relative to fees collected by the Louisiana Department of Health
HB 661 would require the Louisiana Department of Health to charge a $150 one-time fee for each new residential individual-type sewerage system installed. This fee must be paid by the system's manufacturer or an authorized distributor, not the homeowner. The bill amends existing law to add this fee structure under Louisiana Revised Statute 40:4.7(B), specifically targeting residential sewer installations. The legislation directly affects manufacturers and authorized distributors of these residential sewer systems in Louisiana. The bill is currently scheduled for floor debate on May 20, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Apr 23, 2025
Signed Jul 1, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates fee structures for the Louisiana Department of Health, replacing a tiered annual fee system for therapeutic marijuana retailers with a flat $22,500 annual fee for the top ten permit holders. It also repeals a specific provision regarding individual sewage fees and adjusts fees for export certificates and festival vendors.
Scope change
The fee applicability for therapeutic marijuana retailers changed from a sliding scale based on gross sales to a fixed amount for the highest-volume sellers.
FISCAL
Replaced the tiered annual fee schedule for therapeutic marijuana retail permits with a single flat fee of $22,500 for the top ten permit holders.
Deleted the specific provision establishing individual sewage fees.
Reduced the export certificate fee from fifteen dollars to ten dollars.
Added a twenty-five dollar permit fee for food and beverage vendors at festivals.
Adjusted the annual sewerage installer license fee from one hundred and fifty dollars to one hundred dollars.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House Jun 9, 2025
How they voted
38–1
Passed
Total votes 39
Jun 8, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jul 1, 2025
Became law
Becomes Act No. 514 without the Governor's signature.
Jun 9, 2025
House · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
Jun 8, 2025
Senate · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Jun 4, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 20, 2025
House · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 11. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 14, 2025
House · Reported by committee
Reported with amendments (12-0).
Apr 24, 2025
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dustin Miller
DDemocratic
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