HB 290 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of the Treasury and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HB 290 re-creates Louisiana's Department of the Treasury and all statutory entities currently part of it, effective June 30, 2026. The law automatically terminates the department and its entities' statutory authority on July 1, 2031, unless renewed earlier under existing rules. This sunset provision replaces prior legislation and sets a clear 5-year timeline for the department's existence. The bill directly affects the Treasury Department and its affiliated agencies, requiring them to operate under this temporary structure until 2031.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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MINOR

This bill re-enacts the Department of the Treasury and its related statutory entities, extending their operational lifespan by five years. The termination date for these entities was moved from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2030, allowing the department to continue functioning and collecting revenue for a longer period before being subject to sunset review.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the sunset law provisions by adding a specific clause (R.S. 49:191(3)(b)) that explicitly covers the Department of the Treasury and all its statutory entities, whereas the previous version required separate bills to re-create each entity individually.

TIMELINE

The termination date for the Department of the Treasury and its statutory entities was changed from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2030, delaying the end of their legislative authority.

The previous sunset provision setting the termination date for July 1, 2027, was removed.

REQUIREMENT

A new statutory provision was added to explicitly include the Department of the Treasury and all its statutory entities in the sunset review process, simplifying the re-creation requirement.

Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · House Apr 7, 2026

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 40

May 19, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

23 Yea 5

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 12, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (18-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors