HB 631 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HUNTING: Establishes a nonresident landowner bear hunting license (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

HB 631 establishes a new $100 nonresident landowner bear hunting license in Louisiana, specifically for nonresidents who own land where bear hunting occurs. This bill adds the license as a new category (subsection 9) under existing nonresident hunting license fees in state law. It directly affects nonresident landowners who wish to hunt bears on their property without purchasing a standard nonresident license. The key provision is the creation of this dedicated license type with a fixed $100 fee, streamlining the process for this specific group of hunters.

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 27, 2026 Signed May 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB631 Original → HB631 Act · 4 edits

MODERATE

HB 631 was enacted into law as Act No. 108, transitioning the document from a proposed bill to an approved statute. The substantive content regarding the fee for a nonresident bear hunting license remains unchanged at $100, but the bill now includes official signatures from the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Governor, confirming its legal validity.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding hunting regulations did not change; it was simply formalized into law.

TECHNICAL

Added official signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor to finalize the bill as an Act.

Removed the 'Original' digest and abstract, which are informational summaries not part of the final law.

Changed the document header from 'HLS 26RS-1183 ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 108' to reflect its enacted status.

FISCAL

The fee for the nonresident bear hunting license remains $100.00.

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026 · House Apr 13, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 7, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

May 7, 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 27, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (15-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors