AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Provides relative to the use of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast systems (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
HB 730 prohibits using data from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) systems - technology that tracks aircraft location, altitude, and speed - to calculate or collect fees from aircraft owners or operators in Louisiana. It directly affects pilots, airlines, and airport authorities by preventing the use of this surveillance data for billing purposes. The law allows airport authorities to set fees and enforce payments but bans fee calculations based on ADS-B data, with violations punishable by fines up to $500 per occurrence. This clarifies that ADS-B data, used for air traffic safety, cannot be monetized for aircraft-related charges.
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 27, 2026
Signed Jun 8, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB730 Original
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HB730 Act 828
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MINOR
This bill was finalized into Act No. 828, changing the document title from 'Original' to 'Enrolled' and adding official signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor. The core legal text regarding the prohibition on using ADS-B data for fees remains substantively the same, though minor formatting adjustments were made to spacing and line breaks.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still prohibits entities from using ADS-B data to calculate fees or taxes on aircraft within the state.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to reflect the bill's final approval as Act No. 828, including signatures from legislative and executive officials.
Minor formatting changes were made to bullet point spacing and line breaks throughout the text.
The definition of 'Aircraft' was slightly restructured to clarify that the weight limit of 12,499 pounds applies specifically to aircraft operating under 14 CFR 91 and 141.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 28, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 8, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 25, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 15. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Raymond Crews
RRepublican
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