FISH/FISHING: Provides for size limits for spotted sea trout and red drum. (8/1/24)
This bill updates Louisiana fishing regulations to establish specific size limits for spotted sea trout and red drum. It allows licensed recreational anglers who have been on the water for at least two days to keep filleted versions of these fish, provided the fillets retain enough skin for identification and are properly labeled with species, catch date, and license information. The law sets the minimum size for spotted sea trout fillets at ten inches and for red drum at fourteen inches, while ensuring that anyone holding these fillets cannot be actively fishing at the same time.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House May 6, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eddie Lambert
RRepublican
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