HB367 • 2026

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides for the enforcement procedures of the Structural Pest Control Commission

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Rhonda Butler
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 72
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the enforcement procedures beyond notice requirements.

Pesticides and Herbicides Enforcement

This act changes how the Structural Pest Control Commission enforces rules about pesticides and herbicides by requiring written notice at least thirty days before a hearing.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law to require the commission to give written notice at least thirty days before a hearing.

Who It Names or Affects

The Structural Pest Control Commission
People who might be accused of breaking pesticide and herbicide laws

Terms To Know

certified mail: A type of mail that has a record showing it was delivered to the right person.
adjudicatory hearing: A formal meeting where someone accused of breaking rules can explain their side and defend themselves.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify what happens if notice is not given on time.
It's unclear how this will affect people who are already in trouble before the new rule starts.
There are no details about how to handle cases that start before August 1, 2026.

Bill History

2026-05-11 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 72.
2026-05-05 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-04 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-04-29 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-04-28 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-04-27 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-15 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-14 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-07 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
2026-04-01 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-01 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-31 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-26 H
Reported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
2026-02-24 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides for the enforcement procedures of the Structural Pest Control Commission

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 722026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 367
BY REPRESENTATIVES BUTLER, BAGLEY, BAYHAM, COATES, DEWITT,
CHANCE HENRY, KNOX, MCMAHEN, AND WYBLE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 3:3372(E)(2), relative to the enforcement procedures of the
3 Structural Pest Control Commission; to provide relative to notice requirements
4 applicable to an adjudicatory hearing held by the commission; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 3:3372(E)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §3372. Enforcement
9 * * *
10 E. Civil penalties may be assessed, probation may be imposed, and permits,
11 licenses, and registrations may be suspended or revoked only by a ruling of the
12 commission based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the
13 Administrative Procedure Act and the following special provisions:
14 * * *
15 (2) The commission shall notify the alleged violator by certified mail at least
16 thirty days prior to the date the hearing is held in accordance with the provisions of
17 the Administrative Procedure Act.
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
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