HB509Introduced in the House
Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class VI well is proposed
Introduced by Charles Owen, District 30
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class VI well is proposed
Where it stands
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
May 27, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 509 FINAL PASSAGE (#1494) · May 26, 2026
94
Yes
0
No
11
Absent or Not Voting
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| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Absent |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Reported with amendments (9-7).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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