HB1103 • 2026

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Christopher Turner
Last action: 2026-05-27
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the types of industries listed in the candidate explanation beyond NAICS code 334511.

Building Codes for Industrial Facilities

This bill changes Louisiana's building codes to exempt certain industrial facilities engaged in specific manufacturing activities from some construction regulations.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new section to the law that excludes certain plumbing code requirements for specific types of industrial facilities.
Specifies that no local government can require permits or apply building codes inside fenced areas of these industrial facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

Industrial facility owners and operators engaged in specific types of manufacturing activities.
Local governments that issue building permits and enforce construction codes.

Terms To Know

NAICS: North American Industry Classification System, a system used to classify businesses by type.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if an industrial facility is not fenced or secured.
It is unclear how this change will affect existing construction projects at these facilities.
The effectiveness of the law depends on whether it is signed by the governor.

Bill History

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
2026 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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