Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

HCR 82: CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to authorize Louisiana to establish a pilot program allowing the state to administer and regulate the H-2B temporary worker visa programs for horticulture and landscaping, sugar processing, and seafood processing industries

In committee Last action April 27, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

Plain-language summary

HCR 82 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Louisiana House on April 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to authorize Louisiana to establish a pilot program allowing the state to administer and regulate the H-2B temporary worker visa programs for horticulture and landscaping, sugar processing, and seafood processing industries. Primary sponsor: Rhonda Butler (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 27, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Rhonda Butler (Republican).