HB588 • 2026

SEAFOOD: Adds members to the Seafood Safety Task Force

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jessica Domangue
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 168
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how the representative of the crawfish industry will be chosen.

Seafood Safety Task Force Expansion

This act adds four new members to the Seafood Safety Task Force, representing the oyster, crab, finfish, and crawfish industries.

What This Bill Does

Adds a representative from the oyster industry appointed by the Oyster Task Force to the task force.
Adds a representative from the crab industry appointed by the Crab Task Force to the task force.
Adds a representative from the finfish industry appointed by the Louisiana Finfish Task Force to the task force.
Adds a representative of the crawfish industry to the task force.

Who It Names or Affects

The Seafood Safety Task Force
Representatives of the oyster, crab, and finfish industries as appointed by their respective task forces
A representative from the crawfish industry

Terms To Know

Seafood Safety Task Force: A group that works on making sure seafood is safe to eat.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the crawfish industry representative will be chosen.
It only adds members and does not change other parts of the task force's duties or rules.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Floor Amendment #3249 LaCombe Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB588 4872 3249 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative LaCombe to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB588 4872 3249 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative LaCombe to Engrossed House Bill No.
588 by Representative Domangue 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, change "(17)" to "(18)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 5, change "(17)" to "(18)" 5 AMENDMENT NO.

House Floor Amendment #2759 Domangue Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB588 3209 2759 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Domangue to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB588 3209 2759 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Domangue to Engrossed House Bill No.
588 by Representative Domangue 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 10, delete the period "." and insert "appointed by the Oyster 3 Task Force." 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 1, at the end of line 11, delete the period "." and insert "appointed by the Crab Task 6 Force." 7 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-15 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 168.
2026-05-14 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-12 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-04 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-29 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-13 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
2026-04-08 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-07 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-07 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-31 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
2026-03-31 H
Notice given.
2026-03-31 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-30 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-25 H
Reported favorably (15-0-1).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
2026-02-26 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

SEAFOOD: Adds members to the Seafood Safety Task Force

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 1682026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 588
BY REPRESENTATIVE DOMANGUE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:5.5.3(D)(15) through (18), relative to the Seafood Safety Task Force; to
3 add members to the task force; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 40:5.5.3(D)(15) through (18) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 §5.5.3. Seafood Safety Task Force; creation; purpose
7 * * *
8 D. The task force shall be composed of the following fourteen members:
9 * * *
10 (15) A representative from the oyster industry appointed by the Oyster Task
11 Force.
12 (16) A representative from the crab industry appointed by the Crab Task
13 Force.
14 (17) A representative from the finfish industry appointed by the Louisiana
15 Finfish Task Force.
16 (18) A representative of the crawfish industry.
* * *
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
are additions.