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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 851: ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Provides relative to intentional littering

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 851 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Provides relative to intentional littering. Primary sponsor: John Illg (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Becomes Act No. 196 without the Governor's signature.

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 5 · Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John IllgPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Vincent CoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Daryl DeshotelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Jessica DomangueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Brett GeymannCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dana HenryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Travis JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jacob LandryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Mandie LandryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Shane MackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Joe OrgeronCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Neil RiserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Laurie SchlegelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Jerome ZeringueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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. Becomes Act No. 196 without the Governor's signature.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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