HB 296 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

This bill re-establishes the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries while adding a specific protection for private homes. It mandates that agents of the department cannot enter a private residence without first obtaining a warrant. This change directly affects law enforcement officers working for the agency and homeowners seeking greater privacy. The legislation also includes minor technical adjustments to the bill's numbering and formatting.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 28, 2024 Signed May 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2024 · House Apr 9, 2024

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 7, 2024
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Brett Geymann
Brett Geymann
RRepublican
LA
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