New Louisiana laws taking effect May 15, 2026
25 laws take effect May 15, 2026.
Of the 1,474 bills enacted since 2025, 1,455 have an effective date and 19 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 11:20 a.m. EDT.
Government (10)
HB 1033 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the definition of "critical infrastructure"
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Effective date: 05/15/2026.
.HB 1034 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Authorizes the establishment of temporary protection zones (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Effective date: 05/15/2026.
.SB 10 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the determination of employer contributions and amortization of certain actuarial gains. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 13 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the determination of employer contributions and amortization of certain actuarial gains. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 150 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to vital records stored by the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 17 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for the funding deposit account for cost-of-living adjustments for the Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE APV)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 21 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to payments toward the unfunded accrued liability of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the amortization of certain actuarial gains. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
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.SB 235 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to payments under contract by public entities. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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.SB 456 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for the compensation of assigned retired judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 8 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for participation by certain entities in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
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Agriculture (3)
HB 121 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for the authority of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry regarding imported seafood
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Effective date: 05/15/2026.
.HB 349 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for authorized uses of the Imported Seafood Safety Fund
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.HB 370 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for the assessment rate on agricultural commodities for the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund (EN +$626,130 SD RV See Note)
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Effective date: 05/15/2026.
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Education (3)
SB 142 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Requires postsecondary education management boards to continue to comply with the conditions on all Board of Regents Support Fund matches. (gov sig)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 28 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to associate teachers. (gov sig)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 310 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Requires the posting of signs in student health centers at public schools, colleges, and universities to provide information on available pregnancy resources. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
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Budget (2)
SB 20 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the determination of employer contributions and amortization of certain actuarial gains. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
.SB 477 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the retirement eligibility of the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. (2/3-CA10s29.1(A)(3)) (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
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Healthcare (2)
HB 907 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides civil and criminal immunity for the distribution or use of Naloxone and other opioid antagonists beyond their shelf-life end date
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Effective date: 05/15/2026.
.SB 26 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to opioid treatment programs. (gov sig)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
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Civil Rights (1)
SB 185 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides that nondisclosure agreements involving victims of child sexual abuse are against public policy and unenforceable. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
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Crime (1)
HB 139 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creates the Parkview Oaks Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
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Effective date: 05/15/2026.
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Defense (1)
SB 11 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for the funding of benefit increases for retirees, beneficiaries, and survivors of the Louisiana State Police Retirement System. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG RV)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
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Elections (1)
SB 107 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Provides that the election scheduled for April 17, 2027, shall be a statewide election. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Signed by the Governor May 15, 2026 → takes effect on that day May 15, 2026
Public Lands (1)
SB 324 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for changes to the Water Sector Program. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Effective date 5/15/2026.
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Enacted, but not yet dated (19)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect May 15, 2026 too; the record doesn't say.
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- HB 1085ContingentProvides with respect to vehicle inspection stickers (EN +$139,994 SG RV See Note)United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts the proposed State Implementation Plan amendments submitted by the Department of Environmental Quality
- HB 126ContingentModifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the minimum aggregate total that is to be appropriated annually to the office of elderly affairs for such allocations (EN +$3,524,736 GF EX See Note)An Act of the Louisiana Legislature containing a specific appropriation of monies for implementation of this Act becomes effective
- HB 177UnresolvedProvides for the territorial jurisdiction and election districts of the justice of the peace courts and constables in Iberville Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)two clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 217ContingentAuthorizes an optional property tax exemption for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated and provides with respect to local redevelopment plans (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)House Bill No. 214 of the 2026 Regular Session becoming law
- HB 466ContingentRequires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Proposed amendment of Article VII of the Constitution in HB 473 adopted at statewide election and becomes effective
- HB 467ContingentRequires health insurance coverage for amino acid-based elemental formulas (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)An Act of the Legislature containing a specific appropriation for implementation of this Act becomes effective
- HB 512ContingentProvides relative to cell cultured food productsA final ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States holding that prohibitions on cell cultured food products do not violate the United States Constitution
- HB 564ContingentEstablishes the Conservation Incentive Program (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)An Act of the Louisiana Legislature containing a specific appropriation of monies for implementation of this Act becomes effective
- HB 570ContingentAuthorizes a taxing authority to levy a millage at a rate lower than the maximum authorized rate under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)House Bill No. 521 of the 2026 Regular Session becoming law
- HB 579ContingentProvides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds (EN -$9,000,000 GF RV See Note)Constitutional amendment of Article VII contained in HB 473 is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective
- HB 644ContingentProvides for the assessment of a fee for filing civil and criminal matters (EN +$694,384 SG RV See Note)Judicial Council provides a recommendation that the court costs and fees meet the applicable guidelines in its report to the Louisiana Legislature
- HB 648UnresolvedIncreases candidate qualifying fees and dedicates the monies to the Campaign Sign Recycling Fund (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)two clauses set different dates for the same provision
- HB 767ContingentAuthorizes recreational alligator hunting license and lottery feesif and when the Act which originated as Senate Bill No. 244 of the 2026 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective
- HB 781ContingentProvides for a fleet vehicle registration program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)Earlier of January 1, 2028 or when the office of motor vehicles electronic vehicle and registration system is updated to comply with the Act's provisions
- HB 961ContingentExtends eligibility to certain trusts for an ad valorem tax exemption for a property owner who is at least sixty-five years of age or older (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)House Bill No. 514 of this 2026 Regular Session becoming law
- SB 121UnresolvedProvides for the redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)two clauses set different dates for the same provision
- SB 234ContingentCreates and provides for the St. George Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. (See Act)Adoption at a statewide election of a constitutional amendment to Article VIII, Section 13(D)(1) authorizing the St. George Community School System to be treated as a parish with parish school system authority, or authorizing creation of school districts by legislative act
- SB 387ContingentProvides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (1/1/27) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)Section 4 of the Act originating as Senate Bill No. 401 of the 2026 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective
- SB 81ContingentProvides relative to waiver of a trial by jury in a noncapital felony case. (See Act)Proposed amendment to Article I, Section 17(A) of the Louisiana Constitution in SB 97 is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective