HB 691 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

ENERGY: Establishes public safety and accountability procedures for carbon dioxide sequestration (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

HB 691 refines reporting procedures for companies operating carbon dioxide sequestration projects. It removes redundant language about "knowing failures to report" and adjusts a 48-hour deadline for submitting safety information to regulators. The bill directly affects carbon sequestration operators by clarifying their reporting obligations to ensure public safety accountability. These changes streamline existing requirements without introducing new policy mandates. The bill passed unanimously in the House with strong support.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 15, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB691 Original HB691 Act · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill transitions from a draft proposal to an enacted law, adding a requirement for operators to provide public notice via press releases when reporting incidents. It also clarifies that the Department must publish these reports on its website and updates the effective date clause to include scenarios where the bill is approved after a veto.
Scope change
The bill's scope of applicability remains focused on Class VI carbon dioxide sequestration wells, but the enforcement and transparency requirements have been expanded.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for operators to issue an official press release to the general public when reporting incidents.

Added a requirement for the Department to publish all incident reports on its official website.

TIMELINE

Modified the effective date provision to explicitly cover the scenario where the bill becomes law following a gubernatorial veto.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative metadata, including the original bill number references, digest summaries, and page count indicators from the final text.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 20, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 568 reported by the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment (10-0).
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dewith Carrier
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
LA
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