HB872Introduced in the House
Requires all commercial menhaden reduction fishery vessels to use an AIS system
Introduced by Jerome Zeringue, District 52
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Requires all commercial menhaden reduction fishery vessels to use an AIS system
Where it stands
Effective date: 04/19/2027.
May 29, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 872 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1436) · May 20, 2026
94
Yes
0
No
11
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Absent |
| 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 (11-0).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, 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 second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received from the Senate with amendments.
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 443.
Effective date: 04/19/2027.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #3280 NATR Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #3351 NATR Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2942 NATR Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2907 NATR Draft (amendment)
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