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HB953Introduced in the House

Provides relative to plumbing licenses

Passed

Introduced by Bryan Fontenot, District 55

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Provides relative to plumbing licenses

Where it stands

Effective date: See Act.

June 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 953 ADOPT (#1651) · June 1, 2026

22

Yes

14

No

3

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

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Owen1Yes
Edward Price2Yes
Sidney Barthelemy3Yes
Jimmy Harris4Yes
Royce Duplessis5No
Rick Edmonds6Yes
Gary Carter7No
Patrick Connick8Yes
Cameron Henry9Yes
Kirk Talbot10No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

  5. Reported with amendments (14-0).

  6. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.

  8. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  9. Notice given.

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

  11. Called from the calendar.

  12. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  13. Notice given.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  15. Called from the calendar.

  16. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  17. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  18. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

  19. Reported with amendments.

  20. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  21. Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  22. 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.

  23. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  24. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

  25. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.

  26. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  27. Senate conference committee members appointed: Abraham, Mizell, and Price.

  28. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  29. House conferees appointed: Fontenot, Deshotel, and Jacob Landry.

  30. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  31. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

  32. Rules suspended.

  33. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 94, nays 3. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  34. Conference committee report received.

  35. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  36. Discharged from Conference Committee.

  37. Notice the House discharged the Conference Committee.

  38. The House recommitted the bill to Conference Committee.

  39. Notice Senate discharged the Conference Committee.

  40. Notice House recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.

  41. House conferees appointed: Fontenot, Deshotel, and Jacob Landry.

  42. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  43. The Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.

  44. Conference Committee report received.

  45. Rules suspended.

  46. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 96, nays 2. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  47. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  48. Notice Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.

  49. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 22 yeas and 14 nays.

  50. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  51. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  52. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

  53. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  54. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 908.

  55. Effective date: See Act.

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