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HB725 • 2026

SEAFOOD: Requires retailers to retain invoices from imported seafood vendors for six months

SEAFOOD: Requires retailers to retain invoices from imported seafood vendors for six months

Agriculture
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Jessica Domangue
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 172
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify exact details about enforcement or inspection frequency, leaving these aspects open to interpretation.

Seafood Retailer Record-Keeping Law

This law requires seafood retailers to keep purchase records for six months and allows the department to inspect these records.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires seafood retailers to save invoices from imported seafood vendors for at least six months.
  • Allows the state department to check these invoices if needed.
  • Prohibits retailers from making false or fake invoices.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Seafood retailers who buy imported seafood.

Terms To Know

Civil Penalties
Fines or other punishments that can be given by the government for breaking a law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if retailers do not follow the record-keeping rules.
  • It is unclear how often inspections will occur and who exactly in the department will conduct them.

Amendments

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

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB725 4573 2555 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB725 4573 2555 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.
  • 725 by Representative Domangue 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 14, after "Section and" and before "be subject" insert "shall Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Draft

Plain English: HCAHB725 4573 2449 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB725 4573 2449 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Original House Bill No.
  • 725 by Representative Domangue 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 14, after "Section and" and before "be subject" insert "shall" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-15 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 172.

  3. 2026-05-14 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-14 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-13 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-12 S

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. 2026-05-04 S

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

  9. 2026-04-29 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-28 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-04-07 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

  12. 2026-04-01 S

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

  13. 2026-04-01 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-04-01 H

    Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.

  15. 2026-03-31 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

  16. 2026-03-30 H

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

  17. 2026-03-26 H

    Reported with amendments (10-0).

  18. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

  19. 2026-02-27 H

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

  20. 2026-02-27 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

  21. 2026-02-27 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

SEAFOOD: Requires retailers to retain invoices from imported seafood vendors for six months

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 1722026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 725
BY REPRESENTATIVE DOMANGUE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 3:4749.4, relative to records for seafood purchases; to require retailers who
3 purchase seafood to retain the records of purchases for at least six months; to require
4 purchase records be made available for inspection by the department; to prohibit
5 false or fraudulent records; to provide for civil penalties; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 3:4749.4 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §4749.4. Retailers; records
10 A. Records of all purchases of seafood by retailers shall be maintained for
11 at least six months from the date the seafood was purchased. The records of
12 purchases shall be available for inspection by the department.
13 B. Failing to maintain records or knowingly creating or submitting false or
14 fraudulent purchase records shall constitute a violation of this Section and shall be
15 subject to such civil penalties as the commissioner deems necessary.
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.