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HB595 • 2026

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to permits required by local governments that impede the development of the state's natural resources

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to permits required by local governments that impede the development of the state's natural resources

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Jacob Landry
Last action
2026-06-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 656
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on what happens if a local government denies a permit, leaving this as an open point.

Natural Resource Development Permitting Act

This act prohibits local governments from impeding the development of natural resources by controlling permits.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits local governing authorities from taking actions that interfere with state-approved activities related to natural resource development, including road permitting.
  • Requires local governments to either approve or deny road permits within thirty days for projects permitted by the state department, providing written reasons if denied.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local government authorities
  • State department managing natural resources

Terms To Know

Department
The state agency responsible for managing the development of natural resources.
Political subdivision
A local government unit, such as a city or parish, within a larger governmental structure like a state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if a local government denies a permit.
  • The act takes effect on August 1, 2026.

Amendments

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

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB595 4563 5131 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Jacob Landry to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • HFAHB595 4563 5131 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Jacob Landry to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 595 by Representative Jacob Landry 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 12, after "authority" and before "or municipal" insert a comma "," Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB595 4563 4779 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB595 4563 4779 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.
  • 595 by Representative Jacob Landry 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "including" and before "permitting" delete "requirements for" and 3 insert "local road" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 11, after "schedules" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 12 6 through 14 in their entirety and insert a period "." and "No other political subdivision, local 7 governing authority or municipal or parochial permitting body may use inaction on local 8 permitting decisions to unreasonably interfere with activities permitted by the department.
Draft

Plain English: HCAHB595 3209 4188 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB595 3209 4188 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.
  • 595 by Representative Jacob Landry 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "including" and before "permitting" delete "requirements for" and 3 insert "local road" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, line 11, after "schedules" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 12 6 through 14 in their entirety and insert a period "." and "No other political subdivision, local 7 governing authority or municipal or parochial permitting body may use inaction on local 8 permitting decisions to unreasonably interfere with activities permitted by the department.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-01 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-06-01 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 656.

  3. 2026-05-29 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-28 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-28 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-28 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-27 S

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. 2026-05-26 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. 2026-05-25 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-05-21 S

    Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-05-11 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

  12. 2026-05-07 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  13. 2026-05-06 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-05-05 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.

  15. 2026-05-05 H

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  16. 2026-04-29 H

    Reported with amendments (13-0).

  17. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

  18. 2026-02-27 H

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

  19. 2026-02-26 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

  20. 2026-02-26 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to permits required by local governments that impede the development of the state's natural resources

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 6562026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 595
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACOB LANDRY
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 30:4.4, relative to development of the state's natural resources; to prohibit
3 local governing authorities from taking actions that impede the state's ability to
4 develop natural resources, including local road permitting; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 30:4.4 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §4.4. Exclusive jurisdiction
9 It is the intent of the legislature that this Subtitle vests the department with
10 exclusive jurisdiction over the natural resources of the state, including but not limited
11 to regulations, permitting, and related fee schedules. No other political subdivision,
12 local governing authority, or municipal or parochial permitting body may use
13 inaction on local permitting decisions to unreasonably interfere with activities
14 permitted by the department. Any application for a local road permit related to a
15 department-permitted activity which has not been approved or denied, with written
16 reasons for denial provided to the applicant, within thirty days of submission shall
17 be deemed approved.
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.