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HB665 • 2026

FISHING/NETS: Prohibits hoop nets and seines from being utilized in North Pass and Manchac Pass

FISHING/NETS: Prohibits hoop nets and seines from being utilized in North Pass and Manchac Pass

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Shane Mack
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 562
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text do not provide details on what happens to fish caught in nets during restricted times, leaving this aspect unclear.

Fishing Nets Ban

This act bans the use of hoop nets and seines in North Pass and Manchac Pass, with specific rules about when they can be tended.

What This Bill Does

  • Bans the dumping or releasing of dead fish from hoop nets or seines in North Pass and Manchac Pass.
  • Limits tending of hoop nets and seines to between thirty minutes before sunrise and thirty minutes after sunset.
  • Makes breaking these rules a class 2-A violation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Fishermen who use hoop nets or seines in North Pass and Manchac Pass.

Terms To Know

Class 2-A violation
A type of penalty for breaking fishing rules, which is a specific level of offense under Louisiana law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what happens to fish caught in nets during restricted times.
  • It only applies to North Pass and Manchac Pass from Interstate 55 to Lake Pontchartrain.
  • The rules start on August 1, 2026.

Amendments

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

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the original bill to prohibit dumping dead fish from hoop nets and seines in North Pass and Manchac Pass, restricts tending these nets to certain hours, and sets penalties for violations.

  • Changes the ban on using hoop nets and seines to a prohibition on dumping or releasing dead fish from them in North Pass and Manchac Pass.
  • Adds a restriction that only allows hoop nets and seines to be tended from thirty minutes before sunrise until thirty minutes after sunset.
  • Makes violating this law a class 2-A violation, which has specific penalties.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on how the new restrictions will be enforced or monitored.
Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB665 3209 2975 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB665 3209 2975 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.
  • 665 by Representative Mack 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 9, delete the "." and insert "from May first to August thirty- 3 first." 4 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 5 On page 1, after line 9, insert the following: 6 "Section 2.
Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB665 by the Senate is being considered for concurrence in the House, which would finalize changes made by the Senate to prohibit the use of hoop nets and seines in North Pass and Manchac Pass.

  • The amendment finalizes the Senate's modifications to HB665, which prohibits the use of certain fishing nets in specific waterways.
  • The official text does not provide details about the specific changes made by the Senate, only that they are being concurred with.
Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB665 4442 2944 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • SCAHB665 4442 2944 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 665 by Representative Mack 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact R.S.
  • 56:322.3" and before the comma "," delete "and to repeal 3 R.S.
Draft

Plain English: SCAHB665 4442 2344 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • SCAHB665 4442 2344 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 665 by Representative Mack 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact R.S.
  • 56:322.3" and before the comma "," delete "and to repeal 3 R.S.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-29 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 562.

  3. 2026-05-26 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-25 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-20 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-20 H

    Called from the calendar.

  8. 2026-05-20 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  9. 2026-05-19 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  10. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  11. 2026-05-13 S

    Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  12. 2026-05-05 S

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

  13. 2026-05-04 S

    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  14. 2026-04-29 S

    Reported with amendments.

  15. 2026-04-14 S

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

  16. 2026-04-13 S

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

  17. 2026-04-09 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  18. 2026-04-08 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  19. 2026-04-07 H

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

  20. 2026-04-01 H

    Reported with amendments (17-0).

  21. 2026-03-09 H

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

  22. 2026-02-27 H

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

  23. 2026-02-27 H

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

  24. 2026-02-27 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

FISHING/NETS: Prohibits hoop nets and seines from being utilized in North Pass and Manchac Pass

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 5622026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 665
BY REPRESENTATIVE MACK
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 56:322.3, relative to hoop nets and seines; to restrict the use of hoop nets and
3 seines in North Pass and Manchac Pass; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 56:322.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 §322.3. Hoop nets and seines; restrictions in North Pass and Manchac Pass
7 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, dumping or
8 releasing of dead fish from hoop nets or seines is prohibited in North Pass and Pass
9 Manchac from Interstate 55 to Lake Pontchartrain.
10 B. Tending of hoop nets and seines is restricted to the period of time from
11 thirty minutes before sunrise to thirty minutes after sunset.
12 C. Violation of any provision of this Section constitutes a class 2-A violation.
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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