SB79 • 2026

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates Louisiana Economic Development. (6/30/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Beth Mizell
Last action: 2026-05-20
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences of not re-creating LED or the exact nature of the repealed law's impact.

Sunset Law for Louisiana Economic Development

This bill re-creates the Louisiana Economic Development agency on June 30, 2026, and sets a termination date of July 1, 2031, for its statutory authority.

What This Bill Does

Re-creates the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) on June 30, 2026.
Sets July 1, 2031 as the effective termination date for LED's statutory authority.
Updates and enacts new provisions in R.S. 49:191(3)(b) regarding the phase-out period of LED.
Repeals existing law related to LED's existence.

Who It Names or Affects

Louisiana Economic Development (LED) agency
Statutory entities made part of LED

Terms To Know

Sunset Law: A law that sets a specific date for the termination or review of another law.
Statutory Authority: The legal power given by laws to an agency or organization to operate and make decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

It is unclear what will happen if LED is not re-created before its termination date.
The bill does not specify the consequences of repealing R.S. 49:191(1)(a).

Bill History

2026-05-20 S
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19 S
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18 S
Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-18 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-18 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-13 H
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-12 H
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-11 H
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
2026-03-25 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-24 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-23 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-09 S
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
2026-02-20 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

Official Summary Text

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates Louisiana Economic Development. (6/30/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 79
BY SENATOR MIZELL
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 49:191(3)(b) and to repeal R.S. 49:191(1)(a), relative to Louisiana Economic
3 Development; to provide for the re-creation of Louisiana Economic Development
4 and the statutory entities made a part of Louisiana Economic Development by law;
5 to provide for the effective termination date for all statutory authority for the
6 existence of such statutory entities; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
7 for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. Pursuant to R.S. 49:193, Louisiana Economic Development and the
10 statutory entities made a part of the department by law shall be re-created effective June 30,
11 2026, and all statutory authority therefor is continued in accordance with the provisions of
12 Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
13 Section 2. All statutory authority for the existence of Louisiana Economic
14 Development and the statutory entities made a part of the department as re-created by
15 Section 1 of this Act shall cease as of July 1, 2031, pursuant to R.S. 49:191. However,
16 Louisiana Economic Development may be re-created prior to such date in accordance with
17 the provisions of Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
18 Section 3. The provisions of R.S. 49:193 are hereby superseded to the extent that
19 those provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this Act.
20 Section 4. R.S. 49:191(3)(b) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
21 §191. Termination of legislative authority for existence of statutory entities; phase-
22 out period for statutory entities; table of dates
23 Notwithstanding any termination dates set by any previous Act of the
24 legislature, the statutory entities set forth in this Section shall begin to terminate their
25 operations on July first of each of the following years, and all legislative authority
26 for the existence of any statutory entity, as defined in R.S. 49:190, shall cease as of
27 July first of the following year, which shall be the termination date:
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SB NO. 79 ENROLLED
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2 (3) July 1, 2030:
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4 (b) Louisiana Economic Development and all statutory entities made a
5 part of the department by law.
6 * * *
7 Section 5. R.S. 49:191(1)(a) is repealed in its entirety.
8 Section 6. This Act shall become effective on June 30, 2026; if vetoed by the
9 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
10 the day following such approval by the legislature or June 30, 2026, whichever is later.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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