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LA HB453

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Bayham

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires utility providers to maintain all plants, trees, and other vegetation at exactly four feet from their utility infrastructure—no more and no less

  • Applies to water, gas, and electric service providers regulated by the Public Service Commission or owned/operated by local governmental subdivisions

  • Covers above-ground utility infrastructure including cables, wires, towers, poles, and other equipment on public property

  • Directs the Public Service Commission to adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to enforce these requirements

  • Creates new Chapter 3-B of Title 45 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (R.S. 45:151)

Legislative Description

Provides relative to vegetation maintenance near utility infrastructure

UTILITIES

Last Action

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

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce2/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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