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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 403: SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public

Enacted 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 403 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public. Primary sponsor: Kim Coates (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 8, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 801.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim CoatesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Raymond CrewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Daryl DeshotelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Phillip DeVillierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Danny McCormickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75

“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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 801.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
  8. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  10. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  11. Rules suspended.
  12. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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