HB1103 • 2026

BUILDING CODES: Provides with respect to the regulation of construction or improvement of industrial facilities

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Christopher Turner
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 583
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on other industries potentially exempted beyond the example given, so this is noted as a limit of knowledge.

Building Codes for Industrial Facilities

This act changes Louisiana's building codes to exempt certain industrial facilities from specific construction regulations.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new section to the law that says some industrial facilities don't have to follow certain parts of the building code when they build or improve inside their fenced areas.
Lists 'search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing' as an example of those exempt from these rules.
Says that cities and towns can't require permits for construction in the listed industrial facilities or stop them from building inside their fenced areas.

Who It Names or Affects

Industrial facility owners who are part of specific industries like 'search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing.'
Local governments that issue building permits and enforce construction rules.
People working in or around these industrial facilities.

Terms To Know

NAICS: North American Industry Classification System, a way to group businesses by type of work they do.
Building Code: Rules that say how buildings should be built or improved for safety and quality.

Limits and Unknowns

The act only affects industrial facilities inside fenced areas, not the rest of their property.
It does not list all industries exempt from building codes; it gives an example but other similar industries might also be exempt.
Local governments still have to follow this new rule and can't make their own rules that go against it.

Bill History

2026-06-01 H
Effective date: 06/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 583.
2026-05-27 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-26 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-25 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-18 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-14 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-13 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-27 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
2026-04-22 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-22 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-22 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-20 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
2026-04-20 H
Notice given.
2026-04-20 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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 (14-0).
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

BUILDING CODES: Provides with respect to the regulation of construction or improvement of industrial facilities

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 5832026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1103
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:1730.29(A)(20) and 1730.40(D), relative to the regulation of construction
3 or improvement of industrial facilities; to provide for exemptions for certain
4 industrial facilities; to provide for the regulation of certain industrial facilities; to
5 provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1730.29(A)(20) and 1730.40(D) are hereby enacted to read as
8 follows:
9 §1730.29. Regulation of construction or improvement of industrial facilities
10 A. Excluding the applicable requirements of the International Plumbing
11 Code, the provisions of this Part shall not apply to the construction or improvement
12 inside the secured or fenced confines of the following types of industrial facilities
13 that are engaged in activities defined or classified under one or more of the following
14 subsectors, industry groups, or industries of the 2012 North American Industry
15 Classification System (NAICS):
16 * * *
17 (20) 334511 search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and
18 nautical system and instrument manufacturing.
19 * * *
20 §1730.40. Municipalities and parishes; home rule charter
21 * * *
22 D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no political
23 subdivision shall require a building permit for, apply the provisions of a building
24 code to, or otherwise regulate pursuant to this Part the construction or improvement
25 inside the secured or fenced confines of the industrial facilities exempted in R.S.
26 40:1730.29(A)(20).
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HB NO. 1103 ENROLLED
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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