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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 686: LOBBYING: Provides for the disclosure of foreign adversaries (EN +$100,000 GF EX See Note)

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 686 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on May 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: LOBBYING: Provides for the disclosure of foreign adversaries (EN +$100,000 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Chuck Owen (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 394.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck OwenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Gabe FirmentCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Lauren VentrellaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“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. 394.
  2. Effective date: 12/01/2025.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
  5. Rules suspended.
  6. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 86, nays 6. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
  7. Reconsidered.
  8. Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  9. Rules suspended.
  10. Called from the calendar.
  11. Discharged from Conference Committee.
  12. Notice the House discharged the Conference Committee and concurred in the Senate amendments.

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Sources

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