HB 164 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides relative to mallard hunting licenses for hunting preserves

HB 164 modifies mallard hunting license requirements for specific hunting preserves. It adds a requirement that licenses must be for "pen-raised mallard" and clarifies that coastal zones north of Highway 90 licensed as preserves in 2024 are included. The bill directly affects commercial hunting preserves that raise mallards for hunting, changing how their licenses are categorized. It does not alter general hunting rules but specifies license types and geographic boundaries for these preserves.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB164 Original → HB164 Act · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the official title and sponsorship to include four additional representatives. It modifies the law governing mallard hunting licenses by adding a specific exception for pen-raised mallards, allowing licenses to be issued to preserves within the coastal zone if they were licensed before the 2025 season. The bill also updates the document header to reflect that the legislation has been enrolled and approved by the Governor.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include pen-raised mallards in the coastal zone, provided the preserve was licensed prior to January 1, 2025, whereas previous restrictions likely applied more broadly or only to other species.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exception allowing mallard hunting licenses to be issued to hunting preserves located within the coastal zone if they were licensed in the 2024 license year.

Clarified that the license exception applies specifically to 'pen-raised mallards' rather than all hunting licenses.

SCOPE

Updated the bill title and sponsorship to include Representatives Bayham, Chassion, Jackson, and Walters.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document status from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ACT No. 153' and included signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 20, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Jun 1, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (11-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors