HB 1029 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT: Provides relative to limitations on the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage permits

This bill establishes a temporary moratorium on issuing new permits for selling alcoholic beverages in Louisiana's 3rd House District, effective from August 1, 2025, through December 31, 2032. The restriction applies to individual permit applications but includes an exception for national restaurant or store chains that operate in ten or more states. The law directly affects local businesses seeking to sell alcohol in the district while allowing large national chains to continue applying for permits regardless of the moratorium.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Signed Jun 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB1029 Original HB1029 Act 864 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill extends the moratorium on issuing new alcoholic beverage permits in Louisiana's 3rd House District from December 2026 to December 2027. It also introduces a specific exemption for 'national chains' (companies operating in 10 or more states), ensuring they are not subject to the permit restrictions during this period.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include a new exemption category for large national companies, while the geographic restriction remains focused on the 3rd House District.
TIMELINE

The deadline for the permit issuance moratorium was extended from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2027.

ELIGIBILITY

A new exemption was created for 'national chains,' which are defined as companies operating in ten or more states, allowing them to bypass the permit restrictions.

DEFINITION

A specific definition was added to clarify that a 'national chain' is a company with operations in at least ten states.

Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2026 · House Apr 29, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 27, 2026
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 25, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (15-0).
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Tammy Phelps
Tammy Phelps
DDemocratic
LA
3