HISTORIC COMMEMORATION: Commends the Sons of the American Revolution's 250th Liberty Tree Celebration and encourages parishes in Louisiana to plant a Liberty Tree in a historically important location or in the name of a distinguished figure in American history
This resolution commends the Sons of the American Revolution's 250th Liberty Tree Celebration and encourages Louisiana parishes to plant Liberty Trees in historically significant locations or in honor of notable figures in American history. It specifies that trees should be native species (preferring oak), planted around Louisiana's Arbor Day (third Friday of January 2026), and accompanied by a commemorative plaque. The resolution does not create new laws but promotes symbolic commemoration of American history through local tree-planting initiatives.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 10, 2025
Last action Jun 13, 2025
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The bill was converted from a House Resolution to an Enrolled version, changing its status from a non-binding expression of sentiment to an official legislative record. The text was reorganized to follow standard enrolled formatting, removing internal draft markers and adding official headers. Substantively, the content remains identical, with no changes to the policy, funding, or requirements.
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The document header was updated from 'HLS 25RS-4192 ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' and the page numbering format was adjusted to reflect the official enrolled version.
Internal draft annotations, such as line numbers (e.g., '1...', '2...') and the 'DIGEST' section explaining the bill's purpose, were removed as they are not part of the final law.
The layout was restructured to remove indentation and spacing inconsistencies found in the original draft, aligning the text with standard legislative formatting.
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How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Committee
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Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, rules suspended, adopted.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Mike Bayham
RRepublican
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