New Louisiana laws taking effect May 29, 2026
28 laws take effect May 29, 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 (7)
HB 47 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to cost-of-living adjustments for the Louisiana Assessors' Retirement Fund (EN INCREASE APV)
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Effective date: 05/29/2026.
.HB 860 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Authorizes the use of fillable form to receive electronic public bids
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Effective date: 05/29/2026.
.SB 102 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for rights of private action for certain trade associations. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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.SB 164 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to first responders. (gov sig)
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.SB 303 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creates the "Interstate Technology Collaboration Act" to provide for use of cooperative purchasing for information technology system procurement. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
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.SB 374 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for uniform procedure for the creation of college economic development districts for any college or university in any municipality or parish. (gov sig)
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.SB 447 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to promotional seniority and civil service classification in the Bossier City Police Department. (gov sig)
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Healthcare (4)
SB 169 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to biomarker testing. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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.SB 222 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for Medicaid behavioral health services. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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.SB 45 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to hospice care. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
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.SB 464 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to coverage for severe obesity treatment. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Effective date 5/29/2026.
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Crime (3)
HB 362 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creates the Regency Park Townhomes Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish
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.SB 347 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig)
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.SB 470 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to pregnant women in custody. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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Education (3)
HB 1146 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Early Childhood Care and Education and the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission
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Effective date: 05/29/2026.
.SB 112 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides that public school boards may adopt a policy to authorize released time for K-12 public school students, subject to parental approval. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
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Effective date 5/29/2026.
.SB 304 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for accreditation for public colleges and universities. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Traffic (3)
HB 1000 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Modifies certain operations within the Department of Transportation and Development and the Highway Priority Program
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.HB 606 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Modifies regulations pertaining to personal delivery devices
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Effective date: 05/29/2026.
.HB 746 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to oversized trucking permits issued by local governments
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Effective date: 05/29/2026.
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Defense (2)
SB 129 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creates the "Master Combat Infantryman" specialty license plate. (8/1/26)
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Effective date 5/29/2026.
.SB 200 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Allows for expropriation of land near military bases that is owned by foreign adversaries or agents of foreign adversaries when the ownership poses a threat to public health and safety. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Finance (2)
SB 321 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to electronic bonds. (gov sig)
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Effective date 5/29/2026.
.SB 521 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the name of a bank. (gov sig)
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Budget (1)
HB 143 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides relative to the per diem rate paid by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections for the housing of state inmates in a parish jail or institution (EN +$17,311,950 GF EX See Note)
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Effective date: 05/29/2026.
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Public Lands (1)
SB 174 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig) (EN +$775,000 SG RV See Note)
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Technology (1)
SB 233 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Establishes the Louisiana Statewide Data Exchange Compact. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Other (1)
HB 930 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Provides for the regulation of cosmetic products and certain cosmetic facilities
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Effective date: 05/29/2026.
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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 29, 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