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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 9: STATE SYMBOL: Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana

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 9 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: STATE SYMBOL: Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana. Primary sponsor: Joy Walters (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 527.

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 6 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joy WaltersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Gerald BoudreauxCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Heather CloudCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Royce DuplessisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Sam JenkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Thomas PresslyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Alan SeabaughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Glen WomackCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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. 527.
  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. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  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 Senate and Governmental Affairs.
  12. Called from the calendar.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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