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LA SB60

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

William Wheat

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits private entities from using expropriation (eminent domain) to acquire property for carbon dioxide pipeline transportation or geologic storage

  • Repeals existing authority for entities engaged in CO2 piping, marketing, pipeline transportation, and underground storage to expropriate property

  • Removes the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Conservation's authority to issue certificates of public convenience and necessity for CO2 pipelines and storage facilities

  • Eliminates the secretary's authority to order unit operation (forced pooling) of carbon dioxide storage facilities

  • Adds protection of natural resources and safeguarding individual constitutional rights as state responsibilities related to CO2 storage, while removing the declaration that carbon dioxide is a "valuable commodity"

Legislative Description

Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

CONSERVATION

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

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