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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 596: ENERGY/OIL & GAS WELLS: Establishes an inactive well fee assessment credit (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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 596 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: ENERGY/OIL & GAS WELLS: Establishes an inactive well fee assessment credit (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Danny McCormick (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2026): Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny McCormickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“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, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
  2. Reported with amendments (16-0).
  3. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
  4. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
  5. Prefiled.
  6. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

Sources

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