HB707 • 2026

PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Christopher Turner
Last action: 2026-06-23
Official status: Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 949
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission

What This Bill Does

PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB707

Filed

Plain English: SSHB707 4877 5980 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 707 2026 Regular Session Turner PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB707 4877 5980 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 707 2026 Regular Session Turner PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Changes from the Market Development Advisory Committee to the Market Development Advisory Board as the entity to recommend marketing programs funded by the percentage of gross annual sales of liquified petroleum gas.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate Present law provides for an assessment of the gross annual sales of liquified petroleum gas of each person who holds a Class I, Class IV, or Class VI permit, with proceeds used for market development and promotion.
Further provides that the marketing programs are recommended by the Market Development Advisory Committee.

House Committee Amendment #1781 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB707 4877 1781 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB707 4877 1781 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
707 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, line 13, after "who" and before "a permit" change "hold" to "holds" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Vote on HB 707 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1604)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1604 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 707 BY TURNER CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 4:52:03 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1604 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 707 BY TURNER CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 4:52:03 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carrier Carter, R.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.
Horton Illg Jackson Johnson, M.

Senate Committee Amendment #3450 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB707 4379 3450 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Engrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB707 4379 3450 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Engrossed House Bill No.
707 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 18, after "Advisory" and before "established" change "Committee" to 3 "Committee Board" Page 1 of 1

Senate Committee Amendment #3135 THPW Draft

Draft

Plain English: SCAHB707 4379 3135 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Engrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB707 4379 3135 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Engrossed House Bill No.
707 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 18, after "Advisory" and before "established" change "Committee" to 3 "Committee Board" Page 1 of 1

Bill History

2026-06-23 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-23 H
Becomes Act No. 949 without the Governor's signature.
2026-06-01 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-28 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-28 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-27 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-26 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-20 S
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported with amendments.
2026-03-24 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-23 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-23 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-18 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
2026-03-17 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-16 H
Reported with amendments (16-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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 Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS: Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 9492026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 707
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1851(E)(1) and (F), relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas
3 Commission and advisory board; to authorize the commission to enter into
4 cooperative endeavor agreements for market development; to provide for the
5 membership of the advisory board; to provide for meetings of the advisory board;
6 and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1851(E)(1) and (F) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
9 follows:
10 §1851. Assessment
11 * * *
12 E.(1) The proceeds of the assessment and the interest earned on those
13 proceeds shall be used for market development and promotion of the use of liquefied
14 petroleum gas. Such marketing programs may include advertising on radio,
15 television, newspapers, magazines, billboards, websites, and online venues, as well
16 as sponsorships and participation in trade shows, consumer rebate programs to
17 encourage the purchase of propane appliances, and any other programs as
18 recommended by the Market Development Advisory Committee Board established
19 under Subsection F of this Section. The commission may enter into a cooperative
20 endeavor agreement with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to facilitate the
21 market development and promotion activities required by this Paragraph.
22 * * *
23 F.(1) The commission shall establish a board to advise the commission on
24 the expenditure of funds collected under this Section. The executive director of the
25 commission may appoint one member of the commission to serve on the advisory
26 board as the commission's representative. One advisory board member shall be
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1 appointed by the commission from each commission inspector's area, as designated
2 by the commission, and two members shall be appointed at large. Each member of
3 the advisory board shall be a holder of a Class I, Class IV, or Class VI permit or have
4 worked in some capacity in the liquefied petroleum gas industry. Each class of
5 permit holders on which this Section levies an assessment shall have at least two
6 members one member who hold permits holds a permit for their respective classes
7 class on the advisory board. There shall be not more than nine members of the
8 advisory board. The advisory board members shall serve a term concurrent with that
9 of the governor and, in case of resignation, the appointee will fill the unexpired term.
10 Members shall not receive any compensation for serving on the advisory board.
11 (2) Meetings of the advisory board shall be advertised as required by the
12 Open Meetings Law and may be held in person or via electronic means.
13 (3) The number of members necessary to constitute a quorum shall be at
14 least one half of all advisory board members. For the purpose of making a quorum,
15 advisory board members who cannot participate in person or via electronic means
16 may send a proxy to attend a meeting in their absence if they provide written notice
17 to the chairperson no later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled meeting.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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