ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT: Provides for the maximum civil penalty for citations issued through the expedited enforcement program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB 286 increases the maximum civil fines for minor environmental violations under Louisiana's expedited enforcement program. It raises the current cap of $3,500 per violation and $50,000 total per violator to higher amounts (though exact new figures aren't specified in the bill text). The bill has no fiscal impact as it adjusts existing penalty structures without new costs. It directly affects businesses or individuals cited for minor environmental violations who would face these higher fines under the expedited process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Signed Jul 1, 2025
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MINOR
This bill updates the maximum civil penalties allowed under Louisiana's expedited enforcement program for minor to moderate violations. The changes increase the per-violation limit from $3,000 to $5,000 and the total aggregate limit per violator from $5,000 to $10,000, allowing authorities to impose higher fines without requiring a full legal review process.
Scope change
The scope of the expedited enforcement program was expanded to permit higher penalty assessments.
ENFORCEMENT
Increased the maximum civil penalty per violation from $3,000 to $5,000.
Increased the maximum aggregate penalty per violator from $5,000 to $10,000.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
32–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Quality.
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 7. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
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
P
Chance Henry
RRepublican
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