UTILITIES: Provides relative to mandatory reporting of damage to utilities
HB 464 requires anyone conducting excavation or demolition that damages underground utility lines to immediately report the damage to both the utility owner/operator and Louisiana's regional notification center. This applies directly to construction crews, excavators, and demolition companies operating in Louisiana. The bill mandates reporting the location and nature of damage, allowing utility owners time to repair before work continues, and requires the notification center to alert all potentially affected utilities. The law aims to improve safety and reduce service disruptions by ensuring prompt communication when underground infrastructure is damaged.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Signed May 15, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was enrolled into law as Act No. 161, updating the header to reflect co-sponsorship by Representatives Riser and Knox. The substantive policy content regarding mandatory reporting of utility damage remains unchanged, though the document format was streamlined from a two-page original draft to a single-page enacted act.
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Updated the bill header to list Representatives Riser and Knox as co-sponsors instead of Riser alone.
Changed the document title from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' and updated page numbering to reflect the final enacted version.
Removed the legislative digest and coding instructions, as these are informational aids not included in the final law.
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Mar 18, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 12, 2026
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 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
Mar 18, 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 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (17-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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