HB1251 • 2026

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to manufacturing distillers (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jeremy LaCombe
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 726
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on whether obtaining permission is required before starting a business or what happens if a permit is not obtained.

Alcoholic Beverages Permit for Small Distillers

This act establishes a permit requirement and fee structure for small distilleries that produce less than one hundred gallons of alcohol annually in Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new permit requirement for manufacturing distillers who make less than 100 gallons of alcohol each year.
Sets the cost of this permit at $100 per year.

Who It Names or Affects

Small manufacturing distillers in Louisiana who produce less than one hundred gallons of alcohol annually.

Terms To Know

Manufacturing Distiller: A person or company that makes alcoholic beverages through the process of distillation.
Commissioner: The official in charge of regulating and issuing permits for businesses dealing with alcoholic beverages.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if a small distiller does not get the required permit.
Only applies to manufacturing distillers that produce less than one hundred gallons per year, excluding larger operations.

Bill History

2026-06-01 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-01 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 726.
2026-05-29 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-28 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-28 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-28 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-27 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-26 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-25 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-12 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-05-11 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-07 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-06 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05 H
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 541 reported by the Committee on Judiciary (10-0).

Official Summary Text

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to manufacturing distillers (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 7262026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1251 (Substitute for House Bill No. 541 by Representative LaCombe)
BY REPRESENTATIVE LACOMBE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 26:71(A)(8), relative to a manufacturing distiller; to provide for a permit; to
3 provide for the cost of the permit; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 26:71(A)(8) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 §71. Permits required; fees; exception
7 A. Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, before
8 engaging in the business of manufacturing, supplying, or dealing in alcoholic
9 beverages, all persons shall obtain from the commissioner, according to established
10 rules and regulations, a permit to conduct each separate business and shall pay the
11 commissioner a fee not to exceed the amounts provided for in the following schedule
12 and in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the
13 Administrative Procedure Act for each year the permit is valid:
14 * * *
15 (8) In-state manufacturing distillers that distill less than one hundred gallons
16 - one hundred dollars.
17 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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