Loading chat...

LA SB59

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robert Allain

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends R.S. 56:324 to change the language from "anyone" to "no person" regarding menhaden fishing restrictions
  • Maintains the existing 5% bycatch limit, prohibiting those taking menhaden from possessing more than 5% by weight of other fish species (excluding herring-like species)
  • Effective August 1, 2026
  • Sponsored by Senator Allain during the 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Description

Provides for menhaden. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

FISH/FISHING

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources2/18/2026

Full Bill Text

No bill text available