SR 145 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

STATE DEPARTMENT: Recreates the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries.

Senate Resolution 145 recreates the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries to study threats to state assets such as military bases, energy facilities, and agricultural lands. The task force will consist of state legislators and designated representatives from various law enforcement and security agencies, including the FBI, Secret Service, and National Guard. Members will serve without pay but may receive travel expenses, and the group must submit its final report to the Senate by February 15, 2027.

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced May 21, 2026 Last action May 28, 2026

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SR145 Original → SR145 Enrolled · 5 edits · May 28, 2026

MODERATE

The bill evolved from a simple directive to recreate a task force into a comprehensive enrolled resolution that defines the task force's specific mandate, membership composition, and operational rules. It added detailed justifications citing intelligence reports on foreign threats to Louisiana's infrastructure and established a clear timeline for the task force to report its findings by February 2027.

Scope change

The scope expanded from a general recreation of the task force to a specific mandate focused on studying threats from foreign adversaries, particularly the Chinese Communist Party and Russian government, to Louisiana's critical infrastructure sectors.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific 'Whereas' clauses detailing intelligence reports from FBI Directors Kash Patel and Christopher Wray regarding foreign infiltration of military bases and critical infrastructure.

Defined the task force membership to include 11 specific roles, such as the State Police superintendent, Attorney General, and FBI Special Agent in Charge, with the District 13 Senator as chairman.

Established procedural rules requiring a majority of members to constitute a quorum and mandating that all official actions receive an affirmative vote from a majority of the members.

Clarified that task force members serve without compensation except for per diem and expense reimbursements allowed by their respective organizations.

TIMELINE

Set a hard deadline of August 15, 2026, for member appointments and a requirement to submit a written report to the Senate and Legislative Research Library by February 15, 2027.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title and adopted.

upper

May 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors