SB 436 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

MULTIMODAL COMMERCE: Provides relative to annual aviation fuel estimates. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

This bill updates Louisiana's aviation fuel tax laws to establish a standardized method for estimating annual tax revenue. It requires the Department of Revenue to calculate these estimates using specific data sources, including fuel prices and sales volumes, and mandates that the Revenue Estimating Conference use this formula for its own projections. The legislation also sets reporting requirements for the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and requires legislative approval for any agreements between state agencies regarding these calculations. Additionally, the bill restricts funding from aviation fuel taxes to airports that clearly designate public ramp space in their directories, and it will expire on January 1, 2027.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB436 Original → SB436 Act 513 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized as Act 513, adding a specific requirement that airports must clearly mark designated public ramp space on their property diagrams to receive state aviation fuel tax funds. It also updated the oversight process to require Legislative Committee approval before agreements become binding and removed the provision terminating the law on January 1, 2027, effectively extending its duration.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include a new eligibility criterion for airports receiving designated ramp space funding and modified the legislative oversight timeline for related agreements.

REQUIREMENT

Airports must clearly indicate designated public ramp space on their published property diagrams or directories to qualify for state aviation fuel tax funds.

ENFORCEMENT

Agreements regarding annual revenue estimates must now be reviewed and approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget before becoming binding.

TIMELINE

The provision terminating the law on January 1, 2027, was removed, extending the statute's validity.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2026 · House May 13, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 40

Apr 21, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 6, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

lower

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 15, 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