HB 1033 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CRIME: Provides relative to the definition of "critical infrastructure"

This bill updates Louisiana law to expand the definition of "critical infrastructure" for legal purposes, directly affecting how the state identifies and protects essential facilities. It adds specific categories such as government facilities, military installations, and oil and gas exploration equipment to existing lists that already include transportation systems, communication networks, and water treatment facilities. The changes clarify which properties and systems are considered critical infrastructure under criminal laws related to unauthorized entry and under state statutes governing cybersecurity and utility protection. These definitions help ensure consistent application of legal protections across various essential services and facilities.

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill updates the legal definition of 'critical infrastructure' to include modern transportation hubs like mass transit and passenger rail terminals, as well as specific aerospace and spaceport facilities. It also reorganizes the list of included facilities to explicitly add government buildings, military installations, and oil and gas exploration equipment as distinct categories. These changes ensure that emerging and specialized infrastructure sectors are legally recognized as critical, broadening the scope of protection and oversight for these essential services.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of 'critical infrastructure' to explicitly include mass transit, passenger rail, aerospace facilities, spaceports, and oil and gas exploration equipment, while reordering the list to separate government and military facilities from general transportation.

DEFINITION

Added 'mass transit and passenger rail terminals' to the list of critical transportation facilities.

Added 'aerospace facilities' and 'spaceports' to the list of critical transportation facilities.

Added 'landing strips' as a distinct item in the transportation facilities list.

Reordered the list of critical infrastructure to explicitly separate 'Government facilities' and 'Military installations' as items (i) and (j), and added 'Oil and gas exploration platforms' as item (k).

Corrected a grammatical error in the definition of 'Critical infrastructure' by changing 'means a any' to 'means any'.

Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2026 · House Apr 22, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 11, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 6, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors