HB 9 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

STATE SYMBOL: Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana

HB 9 designates Shreveport as Louisiana's "Stuffed Shrimp Capital" through a ceremonial state symbol designation under R.S. 49:170.26. This procedural bill has no regulatory, financial, or operational impact - it simply adds a symbolic title to Louisiana's official state symbols without altering laws or affecting residents, businesses, or government programs. The bill’s sole provision is the formal recognition of Shreveport’s association with stuffed shrimp, a cultural reference without policy consequences. As a commemorative measure, it does not require implementation mechanisms or budget allocations.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB9 Original → HB9 Act 527 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Act 527, adding co-sponsors to the original bill and including official signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and the Governor. The substantive policy content regarding the designation of Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability did not change; the only differences are procedural formalities required for a bill to become law.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors (Representatives Chassion and Senators Barrow, Boudreaux, Cloud, Duplessis, Edmonds, Henry, Jenkins, Pressly, Seabaugh, and WOMACK) to the list of bill sponsors.

Added official titles and signatures of the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor to certify the bill as Act 527.

Removed the original bill header and the legislative digest, which are standard procedural documents not included in the final enacted text.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 21, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 26, 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

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Key actions

Committee

May 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 21, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (15-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors