UTILITIES: Urges and requests the Public Service Commission to study incorporating Louisiana One Call as a state agency
This resolution asks the Public Service Commission to study whether Louisiana One Call, the state's underground utility notification system, should become a dedicated government office. The study would examine how to improve safety and coordination for digging projects by looking at funding, staffing, and data sharing with utility companies and local governments. If the commission finds it beneficial, it would submit a report to the legislature by February 2027 with recommendations on creating a new division to oversee these services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 27, 2026
Last action Jun 5, 2026
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HR354 Enrolled
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Jun 1, 2026
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The bill was formatted and polished for final approval, with the title expanded to explicitly include '811 services' and a list of specific benefits like public safety and infrastructure planning. The substantive policy requirements remain identical, asking the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility of creating a dedicated state office for underground utility coordination and to report findings by February 1, 2027.
Scope change
The scope was slightly broadened in the title and preamble to explicitly mention '811 services' alongside 'Louisiana One Call' and to list specific goals such as damage prevention and public safety, though the core study requirements are unchanged.
SCOPE
The title and preamble were expanded to explicitly include '811 services' and detail specific goals like damage prevention, public safety, and infrastructure planning.
TECHNICAL
The text was reformatted from a draft style to the official enrolled format, including updated headers and page numbers.
Floor votes · House Jun 1, 2026
How they voted
96–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 105
Jun 1, 2026
D
Democratic33
90% Yea
R
Republican72
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Daryl Deshotel
RRepublican
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