NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT: Provides for the Department of Conservation and Energy. (8/1/26)
SB 379 renames Louisiana's "Department of Energy and Natural Resources" to the "Department of Conservation and Energy" and updates all references to this department throughout state law. The bill makes technical corrections to statutes (including definitions of "gas," pipeline regulations, and waste disposal rules) to reflect the new name but does not create new policies or affect specific groups. It solely addresses administrative naming and cross-referencing in existing statutes, with no substantive changes to regulations or responsibilities. The bill is currently prefilled and pending committee referral.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized into an enrolled act, changing its status from a draft proposal to official law. The text includes technical corrections to the department's name and organization, updates to the list of specific statutes being amended or repealed, and the addition of new sections regarding the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund and the office of state resources.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include new definitions and powers for the secretary, specifically adding authority over the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund and the office of state resources, while also updating the list of affected statutes.
TECHNICAL
The bill header was updated from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 762', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is now law.
SCOPE
New powers were added for the secretary to manage the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund and oversee the office of state resources.
DEFINITION
The list of statutes being amended was updated to include new sections (such as R.S. 30:12 and 2050.22) and remove repealed sections (such as R.S. 30:4(O)(3) and 85).
REQUIREMENT
New requirements were introduced for the investment of funds and judicial review of administrative decisions.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2026 · House May 13, 2026
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 39
Mar 18, 2026
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican28
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
2
May 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Notice the House discharged the Conference Committee.
upper
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Discharged from Conference Committee.
lower
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Notice Senate discharged from Conference Committee.
lower
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Conference Committee members discharged.
upper
May 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Hensgens, Allain, and Kleinpeter.
upper
May 19, 2026
Introduced
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
lower
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Hensgens
RRepublican
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