HB 559 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Allocates revenue collected from waterfowl licenses to the Duck Stamp Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)

This bill directs that all money earned from selling waterfowl hunting licenses in Louisiana be placed into the state's Duck Stamp Fund. The change ensures that these specific funds are dedicated to supporting the Louisiana Duck License, Stamp, and Print program rather than being mixed with other general revenues. Hunters who purchase waterfowl licenses will see their fees automatically contribute to this dedicated conservation fund. The legislation updates existing state laws to clarify this allocation process for future license sales.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024 Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Mar 27, 2024

How they voted

330
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 37
May 8, 2024
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican25
22 Yea 3
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 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
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 105, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jerome Zeringue
Jerome Zeringue
RRepublican
LA
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