HB715 • 2026

AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requires aerial applicators to carry radios and transponders while using a publicly owned airport or landing field

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Daryl Deshotel
Last action: 2026-06-08
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 825
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requires aerial applicators to carry radios and transponders while using a publicly owned airport or landing field

What This Bill Does

AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requires aerial applicators to carry radios and transponders while using a publicly owned airport or landing field

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB715

Filed

Plain English: SSHB715 4931 6014 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 715 2026 Regular Session Deshotel AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requires aerial applicators to carry radios and transponders while using a publicly owned airport or landing field Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB715 4931 6014 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 715 2026 Regular Session Deshotel AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requires aerial applicators to carry radios and transponders while using a publicly owned airport or landing field Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Removes a provision that would have prohibited any airport authority, political subdivision, or publicly owned airport or landing field from using aircraft transponder data to impose fees, or to enforce any local ordinance unrelated to safety.
2.
Makes a technical change.

House Floor Amendment #3878 Deshotel Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB715 4747 3878 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Deshotel to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB715 4747 3878 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Deshotel to Engrossed House Bill No.
715 by Representative Deshotel 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 9, after "operations;" insert "to provide for limitations;" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 3, in between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: 5 "(4) No airport authority, political subdivision, or publicly owned airport or 6 landing field shall use data derived from an aircraft transponder, including but not 7 limited to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data, for the 8 purpose of assessing, calculating, or collecting any fee, charge penalty, or other 9 revenue, or for enforcement of any local ordinance unrelated to safety." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Floor Amendment #3842 Deshotel Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB715 4573 3842 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Deshotel to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB715 4573 3842 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Deshotel to Engrossed House Bill No.
715 by Representative Deshotel 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 3, after "aerial applicators" and before "operate" insert "to" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 20, after "or" and before "such" delete "pesticides provided" and insert 5 "pesticides, provided that" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #3452 AGRI Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB715 4573 3452 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB715 4573 3452 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.
715 by Representative Deshotel 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" and before "and (B)" delete "R.S.
2:135.3(A)" and insert 3 "R.S.

House Committee Amendment #3394 AGRI Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB715 4573 3394 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB715 4573 3394 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.
715 by Representative Deshotel 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" and before "and (B)" delete "R.S.
2:135.3(A)" and insert 3 "R.S.

House Vote on HB 715 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1759)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1759 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 715 BY DESHOTEL CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 2:38:18 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1759 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 715 BY DESHOTEL CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 2:38:18 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.
Carter, W.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Geymann Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.

Senate Committee Amendment #3451 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB715 4379 3451 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB715 4379 3451 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.
715 by Representative Deshotel 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 9, after "operations;" delete "to provide for limitations;" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 3, delete lines 5 through 9 Page 1 of 1

Senate Committee Amendment #3235 THPW Draft

Draft

Plain English: SCAHB715 4379 3235 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB715 4379 3235 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.
715 by Representative Deshotel 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 9, after "operations;" delete "to provide for limitations;" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 3, delete lines 5 through 9 Page 1 of 1

Bill History

2026-06-08 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-08 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 825.
2026-06-01 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-29 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-27 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-27 H
Notice given.
2026-05-27 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-26 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-21 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.
2026-04-22 S
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-22 S
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
2026-04-21 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
2026-04-20 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-15 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-14 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
2026-04-13 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-09 H
Reported with amendments (13-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
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 Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requires aerial applicators to carry radios and transponders while using a publicly owned airport or landing field

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 8252026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 715
BY REPRESENTATIVE DESHOTEL
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 2:135.3(A) and (B), relative to aerial applicators; to require
3 aerial applicators to operate federally compliant transponders and two-way radios
4 when using publicly owned airports or participating in airport priority programs; to
5 prohibit political subdivisions from discriminating against licensed aerial applicators
6 using public airports; to provide for inspection and enforcement by the Department
7 of Agriculture and Forestry; to provide for aerial applicators at non-towered airports;
8 to provide for public safety and coordination of airport operations; and to provide for
9 related matters.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 2:135.3(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
12 follows:
13 §135.3. Aerial applicators; discrimination prohibited; conditions for use of public
14 airports
15 A.(1) No city, town, or other political subdivision of this state which
16 establishes airports or landing fields, or which acquires, leases, or sets apart real
17 property for such purposes shall use any aspect of its authority to discriminate
18 against the use of such airports or landing fields by any aerial applicator
19 appropriately licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry for aerial
20 application of seeds, fertilizers, or pesticides provided pesticides, provided that such
21 aerial applicator complies with all regulations as may be promulgated by the airport
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1 owner or operator or the Department of Transportation and Development for the
2 furtherance of flying safety and protection of the airport environs.
3 B. (2) In the event that any airport authority objects to the use of its facilities
4 by a licensed aerial applicator, the office of agricultural and environmental sciences
5 of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall upon request send a
6 representative to inspect and monitor the field prior to, during, and after the use by
7 the aerial applicator to ascertain if any harmful chemicals and other residues remain
8 as a result of the use by the aerial applicator. If the commissioner of the Department
9 of Agriculture and Forestry determines that the applicator is or has been in violation,
10 the commissioner shall have the authority to suspend the offending applicator from
11 further use of the airport or landing strip.
12 B.(1) As a condition of using a publicly owned airport or landing field within
13 this state, or participation in an airport priority program, any aerial applicator
14 licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall operate a functioning
15 aircraft transponder consistent with applicable federal aviation regulations, including
16 but not limited to an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B Out)
17 system compliant with 14 CFR Part 91.225 or a Mode C transponder compliant with
18 14 CFR Part 91.215, and an operable two-way radio capable of communicating with
19 airport traffic or advisory services when such services are available.
20 (2) The requirements of this Subsection shall apply solely during the
21 operation of an aircraft in connection with takeoff from or landing at a public airport
22 or landing field for the purpose of public safety and coordination of airport surface
23 and traffic operations.
24 (3) An aerial applicator operating at a publicly owned airport or landing field
25 within this state that does not have an operating control tower shall follow the
26 standard traffic pattern as recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration,
27 unless any of the following occurs:
28 (a) Safety considerations require deviation.
29 (b) Wind conditions, runway configuration, or aircraft performance
30 characteristics dictate otherwise.
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1 (c) Receipt of direction from air traffic control or Federal Aviation
2 Administration guidance.
3 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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