Louisiana extends notice period for Structural Pest Control Commission hearings to 30 days

Original title: PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides for the enforcement procedures of the Structural Pest Control Commission

Last action · May 11, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Rhonda Butler and 8 others

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana HB 367 requires the Structural Pest Control Commission to notify alleged violators by certified mail at least 30 days before holding an , effective August 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Licensed pest control operators and individuals facing civil penalties or permit suspension now have a guaranteed 30-day notice window prior to commission hearings, replacing prior notification timelines.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Pest control permittees, licensees, and registrants

They are guaranteed at least thirty days of notice by certified mail prior to any adjudicatory hearing held by the Structural Pest Control Commission.

Directly affected

Structural Pest Control Commission

The commission must comply with the mandatory 30-day certified mail notice requirement before conducting adjudicatory hearings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How far in advance must the Structural Pest Control Commission notify someone of a hearing?

The commission must notify the alleged violator by certified mail at least thirty days prior to the hearing date.

What methods of delivery are required for the hearing notice?

Notice must be sent by certified mail.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

20 actions

May 11, 2026HouseEnrolled
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 72.
May 11, 2026House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 5, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 4, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Apr 29, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Apr 28, 2026House
Received from the Senate without amendments.

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Apr 27, 2026SenateFloor
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Apr 20, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Apr 15, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Apr 14, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported favorably.
Apr 7, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 1, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Mar 31, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
Mar 30, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Mar 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported favorably (13-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 24, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 24, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

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