Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 727: ENVIRONMENT: Provides for the burning of untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber

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 727 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: ENVIRONMENT: Provides for the burning of untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber. Primary sponsor: Daryl Deshotel (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 315.

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 3 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Daryl DeshotelPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Wilford CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Jessica DomangueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Michael EcholsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Gabe FirmentCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jacob LandryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Danny McCormickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Michael MelerineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Joy WaltersCo-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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 315.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
  8. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported with amendments.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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