SEAFOOD: Provides relative to imported seafood safety fees (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
This bill establishes a new annual fee for holders of commercial seafood permits in Louisiana to fund imported seafood safety measures. The fee starts at $300 in 2025 and increases by $250 each year, reaching $1,000 in 2028 and remaining at that level thereafter. All collected funds will be deposited into a dedicated Imported Seafood Safety Fund for use as outlined in state law. The legislation directs the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to charge and collect this fee from permit holders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 19, 2024
Signed Jun 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024 · House Apr 9, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
May 29, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 28, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
May 16, 2024
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
upper
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 22. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jessica Domangue
RRepublican
Co
MF
Mike Fési
RRepublican
Co
Sylvia Taylor
DDemocratic
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