SB244Introduced in the Senate
Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)
Introduced by Robert Allain, District 21
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)
Where it stands
Effective date 5/5/2026.
May 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on SB 244 CONCUR (#491) · April 28, 2026
36
Yes
0
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
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Absent |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
Reported favorably.
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 37.
Effective date 5/5/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #3554 NATR Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #3742 NATR Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #4393 Butler Adopted (amendment)
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