2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB459
Legislative Summary
Provides for renewable energy regulation and permitting
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
4/4/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Reported with amendments (9-0).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2025.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2025.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/19/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Senate
5/29/2025
Reported with amendments.
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1502 NATR Draft
House Committee Amendment #1502 NATR Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1546 NATR Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1546 NATR Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1811 Coates Proposed
House Floor Amendment #1811 Coates Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2809 Coates Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2809 Coates Adopted
Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2439 NATR Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #2439 NATR Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2336 NATR Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #2336 NATR Draft
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 459 FINAL PASSAGE (#383)
5/13/2025
75
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Coates
Republican