HB782Introduced in the House
Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Introduced by Ken Brass, District 58
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
June 23, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 782 ADOPT (#1062) · May 20, 2026
34
Yes
0
No
5
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Absent |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Reported with amendments (12-0).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 1. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Reported with amendments.
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received from the Senate with amendments.
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Called from the calendar.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
House conferees appointed: Brass, Robby Carter, and Chance Henry.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Price, and Reese.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
Rules suspended.
Conference committee report received.
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Rules suspended.
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Becomes Act No. 920 without the Governor's signature.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #2495 JUD Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #2483 JUD Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #2575 JUD Adopted (amendment)
- House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1410 Horton Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #2869 Brass Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #3044 Henry Chance Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #3172 Brass Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2851 JUDB Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2758 JUDB Draft (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2628 JUDB Draft (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #3093 Price Withdrawn (amendment)
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