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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 244: HUNTERS/HUNTING: Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)

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

SB 244 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HUNTERS/HUNTING: Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Robert Allain (Republican). It lists 40 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 37.

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 33

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert AllainPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Josh CarlsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Gary CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Phillip DeVillierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Mike FésiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Bryan FontenotCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Katrina Jackson-AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Caleb KleinpeterCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Jeremy LaCombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Eddie LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Jack McFarlandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Michael MelerineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Greg MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Beth MizellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Brach MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Bob OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Neil RiserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Larry SeldersCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeremy StineCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Lauren VentrellaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 37.
  2. Effective date 5/5/2026.
  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  6. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
  7. Received from the House with amendments.
  8. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.
  10. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  12. Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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