BOATS/BOATING: Provides for registration of certain boats. (8/1/26)
This bill updates Louisiana's boat registration rules to clarify how owners must re-register boats when ownership changes or when registration has expired. It requires new applications with a five-dollar fee and a three-year registration certificate whenever a motorboat, houseboat, or sailboat changes hands. For boats with expired registrations lasting five years or more, the bill allows current owners to apply for new certificates by submitting proof of possession and certified mail notices to previous owners. The changes apply to boat owners and the state commission that issues registration documents.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 30, 2026
Signed May 22, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled as Act No. 388, removing the original draft header and digest. The substantive policy change involves a slight formatting adjustment to the boat registration requirements, where a new line break was added to the list of required affidavit details regarding notice delivery and possession history.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on boat registration procedures for Louisiana, with no change to the underlying eligibility criteria or applicability.
REQUIREMENT
A line break was inserted in the statutory text separating the requirement to send notice by certified mail from the requirement to prove one-year possession, changing the layout but not the legal obligation.
TECHNICAL
The original draft header, digest, and explanatory notes were removed as the bill was enacted into law.
The header was updated to reflect the bill's status as an 'Enrolled Act No. 388'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2026 · House May 13, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Apr 14, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 10. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eddie Lambert
RRepublican
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