ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to notices of hearings required by the ATC commissioner
HB 451 amends Louisiana law to standardize notice requirements for alcohol permit hearings held by the Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) commissioner. It specifies that notices must be delivered 10-30 calendar days in advance, include the reasons for potential permit denial/suspension, and accompany any opposing petitions. Notices must be sent via in-person delivery, electronic means (to a designated address), or certified mail (presumed received upon mailing). The bill directly affects alcohol permit applicants and permittees in Louisiana. It is procedural, focusing solely on the process for issuing hearing notices.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Signed Jun 1, 2026
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HB451 Original
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HB451 Act 647
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This bill updates the legal requirements for how the Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) commissioner must notify applicants and permittees about hearings. It adds electronic transmission as a valid method for sending notices, provided the permittee has designated that address. The law now presumes these electronically sent notices are received immediately upon transmission, unless the sender knows otherwise.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability was expanded to include electronic delivery methods for legal notices, whereas previously only in-person delivery or certified mail were required.
REQUIREMENT
Added electronic transmission as a valid method for delivering hearing notices to permittees at their designated address.
Changed the presumption of receipt for mailed notices; notices sent via certified mail are now conclusively presumed received upon mailing, rather than upon actual receipt.
Clarified that electronic service is complete upon transmission unless the sender knows the transmission failed.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
May 27, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 25, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy LaCombe
RRepublican
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