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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1206: WATER/DRINKING WATER: Provides relative to permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1206 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on March 31, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: WATER/DRINKING WATER: Provides relative to permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers. Primary sponsor: Joy Walters (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joy WaltersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
  2. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source