HB 121 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

SEAFOOD: Provides for the authority of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry regarding imported seafood

HB 121 expands the authority of Louisiana's commissioner of agriculture and forestry to address imported seafood violating state law. The bill specifically grants the commissioner the power to seize, hold, or destroy seafood products that breach state regulations. This directly affects businesses importing seafood into Louisiana, requiring compliance with state standards. The law takes effect upon the governor's signature or after the legislative session's deadline, as outlined in the bill's provisions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB121 Original → HB121 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been formally enacted into law as Act No. 122, changing its status from a draft proposal to an approved statute. The substantive policy content regarding the commissioner of agriculture and forestry's authority to seize, hold, or destroy non-compliant seafood remains the same, but the document now includes official signatures from the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Governor, confirming its legal validity.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment status and signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor to finalize the bill as law.

Removed draft markings, original bill numbers, and the legislative digest explaining the bill's purpose.

Updated the sponsor list to include additional representatives (Bagley, Bayham, Broussard, Coates, Chance Henry, Travis Johnson, McMahan, and St. Blanc) compared to the original version which only listed Representative Domangue.

Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2026 · House Apr 1, 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

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

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (12-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors