HB1091 • 2026

FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL: Provides relative to fire department identification numbers and reporting

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Doyle Boudreaux
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 191
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify that it replaces the requirement for state fire marshal-issued IDs, only that local departments must obtain an FDID number from the National Emergency Response Information System.

Fire Department Identification Numbers and Reporting

This act requires local fire departments to obtain identification numbers from the National Emergency Response Information System and report all incidents electronically.

What This Bill Does

Requires local fire departments, including municipal, district, and volunteer groups, to obtain an FDID number from the National Emergency Response Information System.
Necessitates that organizations with FDIDs submit electronic reports of all incidents according to standards set by the state fire marshal.

Who It Names or Affects

Local fire departments, including municipal, district, and volunteer groups
The National Emergency Response Information System

Terms To Know

FDID number: A unique identification number issued by the National Emergency Response Information System to fire departments.
National Emergency Response Information System: The system that issues FDID numbers and sets standards for electronic reporting of incidents.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify penalties for non-compliance with the new requirements.
Does not provide details on how the transition to the national system will be managed or funded.

Bill History

2026-05-15 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 191.
2026-05-14 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-12 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-04 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-29 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-21 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
2026-04-20 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-15 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-14 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-13 H
Reported favorably (10-0).
2026-04-01 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
2026-03-31 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL: Provides relative to fire department identification numbers and reporting

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 1912026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1091
BY REPRESENTATIVE BOUDREAUX
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1567(A)(1)(a) and (B), relative to local fire departments; to
3 require a fire department to obtain an identification number from the National
4 Emergency Response Information System; to require reporting of all incidents; and
5 to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1567(A)(1)(a) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
8 as follows:
9 §1567. Fire departments; fire department identification number; fire reports
10 A.(1)(a) Every municipal fire department, fire protection district, and
11 volunteer fire department, as recognized by its local governing authority, shall obtain
12 a fire department identification (FDID) number from the state fire marshal National
13 Emergency Response Information System.
14 * * *
15 B. Organizations which have been issued an FDID number shall submit
16 structural fire reports of all incidents electronically pursuant to the standards set by
17 the state fire marshal.
18 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.