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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 863 requires search warrants for wildlife enforcement inspections
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.Sponsor: Lauren Ventrella
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 863 prohibits from conducting inspections or searches of vehicles, cold storage, businesses, or private property without first obtaining a .
The measure changes inspection protocols for state wildlife officers, removing their authority to conduct unannounced or warrantless checks of commercial establishments, vehicles, and storage facilities where fish or game are kept.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
wildlife enforcement agents
Agents must now obtain a search warrant prior to conducting inspections and examinations of properties, vehicles, and commercial establishments.
commercial fish and bait fish businesses
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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