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HB539 • 2026

HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products

HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
John "Big John" Illg , Jr.
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Withdrawn from the files of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products

HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products

What This Bill Does

  • HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 H

    Withdrawn from the files of the House.

  2. 2026-05-11 H

    Discharged from the Committee on Judiciary.

  3. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

  4. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  5. 2026-02-26 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

  6. 2026-02-26 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products

Current Bill Text

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HLS 26RS-1142 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 539
BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG
HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal R.S. 3:1484(B)(5), relative to consumable hemp products; to remove prohibitions
3 on the sale of consumable hemp products at certain locations; to provide for an
4 effective date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 3:1484(B)(5) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
7 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
8 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
9 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
10 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
11 effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 539 Original 2026 Regular Session Illg
Abstract: Allows the sale of consumable hemp products at retail locations that hold a Class
A permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, such as bars and
restaurants.
Present law provides that no retail permit to sell consumable hemp products shall be issued
to an applicant that holds a Class A permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises
consumption and that a person who held a Class A permit and retail permit to sell hemp
before June 17, 2024, is allowed to maintain and renew the retail hemp permit.
Proposed law repeals present law.
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HLS 26RS-1142 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 539
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals R.S. 3:1484(B)(5))
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