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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 785: WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT: Establishes animal rehabilitation oversight within the Department of Agriculture (OR +$600,001 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 785 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT: Establishes animal rehabilitation oversight within the Department of Agriculture (OR +$600,001 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Brett Geymann (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brett GeymannPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35

“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, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
  2. Prefiled.
  3. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
  4. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Sources

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