HB5Introduced in the House
Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Introduced by Mike Johnson, District 27
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Where it stands
Involuntarily deferred in committee.
May 19, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Involuntarily deferred in committee.
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