Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 509: ENERGY: Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class VI well is proposed
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 509 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: ENERGY: Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class VI well is proposed. Primary sponsor: Chuck Owen (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Owen | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 30 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Reported with amendments (9-7).
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.