HB631 • 2026

HUNTING: Establishes a nonresident landowner bear hunting license (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Neil Riser
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 108
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how the new license will integrate with existing laws beyond setting a fee and creating the license type.

Nonresident Landowner Bear Hunting License

This act creates a new bear hunting license for nonresidents who own land in Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

Creates a special bear hunting license for people from other states who own land in Louisiana.
Sets the cost of this new license at $100.

Who It Names or Affects

Nonresident hunters who own land in Louisiana
The state government, which will manage and enforce this new license

Terms To Know

nonresident: A person who lives outside of a particular state.
landowner: Someone who owns land or property.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify how many nonresidents will buy this new license.
It is unclear what the impact on bear populations might be from this new hunting option.

Bill History

2026-05-14 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-14 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 108.
2026-05-12 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-12 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-11 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-07 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-07 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-28 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-27 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-14 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-04-13 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-13 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-09 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-09 H
Notice given.
2026-04-09 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-08 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-04-07 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-01 H
Reported favorably (15-0).
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.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

HUNTING: Establishes a nonresident landowner bear hunting license (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 1082026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 631
BY REPRESENTATIVE RISER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 56:3002(B)(9), relative to recreational hunting licenses; to provide for a
3 nonresident license for bear hunting and to establish the fee; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 56:3002(B)(9) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §3002. Recreational hunting licenses; fees
8 * * *
9 B. Nonresident licenses:
10 * * *
11 (9) Bear hunting license $100.00
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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