WATER/RESOURCES: Provides with respect to the management of watershed restoration (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB 802 establishes Louisiana's Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund to support the cleanup and long-term management of lands and watersheds damaged by sand and gravel mining operations, with priority for flood-prone areas. The fund is financed by 100% of sand and gravel severance tax revenues (after constitutional allocations) plus donations, and it can only provide grants to legally created watershed entities that manage flood risks and have local representation. These eligible groups must maintain approved master plans, have floodplain management authority, and include experts in water resources. The fund requires annual reports to natural resources committees detailing how money is spent. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.
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 1, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB802 Original
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HB802 Act 673
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MINOR
This bill was updated to reflect its final passage as Act No. 673, adding co-sponsor Sawyer to the list of representatives and changing the chapter reference from Title 30 to Title 38. The core policy regarding the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund remains substantively identical, establishing a fund to support land reclamation in the Amite River Basin funded by sand severance taxes.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from Title 30 to Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, indicating a reorganization of the code rather than a change in the bill's substantive policy or applicability.
TECHNICAL
The bill was renumbered from HB 802 Original to Act No. 673 and the sponsoring representatives were updated to include both Sawyer and McMakin.
The statutory citation was changed to enact R.S. 38:3310 instead of R.S. 30:971 through 975, reflecting a reorganization of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
The original digest and legislative history notes were removed as they are no longer part of the enacted law.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2026 · House May 7, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 27, 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
22
Key actions
5
Committee
7
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 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
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (20-0).
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0).
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 · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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