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HB 1194 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Provides with respect to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HB 1194 amends the Healthy Food Retail Act to require the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center to work with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. This collaboration aims to gather data, conduct research, and share technical information to identify and map food deserts across the state. The bill directly affects these two state agencies by mandating their joint efforts to address food access issues. It does not create new funding or alter existing programs but focuses on improving data collection regarding where residents lack access to healthy food options.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Vetoed
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Vetoed Jun 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB1194 Engrossed → HB1194 Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 1, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, primarily updating the list of sponsoring representatives to include additional co-sponsors. The substantive policy language regarding the Healthy Food Retail Act, including definitions, funding criteria, and program administration, remains unchanged.
Scope change
None; the scope of the bill and its applicability to the Healthy Food Retail Act are identical in both versions.
TECHNICAL

The list of sponsoring representatives was expanded to include several new names (Boyd, Brass, Bryant, Carpenter, Wilford Carter, Chassion, Freeman, Green, Dana Henry, Jordan, Knox, Lafleur, Mandie Landry, Larvaidain, Lyons, Marcelle, Moore, Murray, Newell, Phelps, Taylor, Thompson, Walters, and Young).

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

30–2
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 40
May 28, 2026
D Democratic12
9 Yea 3
75% Yea
R Republican28
21 Yea 2 Nay 5
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 12, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
lower
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 81, nays 13, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 13, 2026
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-3).
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
lower
0 primary · 29 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.