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LA SB349

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Stewart Cathey

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Re-creates the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and all its statutory entities effective June 30, 2026, under the state's sunset law provisions
  • Sets the new termination date for the department's statutory authority as July 1, 2031, with phase-out operations beginning July 1, 2030
  • Allows the department to be re-created again prior to the 2031 termination date through future legislation
  • Repeals R.S. 49:191(1)(k) and enacts R.S. 49:191(3)(b) to update the statutory termination schedule
  • Supersedes sunset law provisions that would otherwise require separate bills to re-create each statutory entity within the department

Legislative Description

Re-creates Department of Agriculture and Forestry. (6/30/26)

SUNSET LAW

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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