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HB 652LOUISIANASession 2026State BillSigned into law
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Louisiana Adds Department of Agriculture and Forestry Appointee to Oyster Task Force

Original title: WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides for the membership of the the Oyster Task Force

Last action · May 11, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Jacob Braud

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana expands the Oyster Task Force to include an additional member appointed by the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, taking effect August 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Changes the composition and advisory reach of a state industry board by incorporating agricultural leadership into oyster production policy discussions.

Background
  • The Oyster Task Force is a state advisory body in Louisiana responsible for making recommendations on issues pertaining to the oyster industry and production. context

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

Oyster Task Force

Task force membership composition is expanded to include an appointee from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Directly affected

Department of Agriculture and Forestry

The department gains an appointment seat on the Oyster Task Force and is added as an official recipient of task force recommendations.

Key Facts

  • Adds one new member to the Oyster Task Force who is appointed by the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
  • Includes the Department of Agriculture and Forestry as an official recipient of recommendations issued by the task force regarding the oyster industry and production.
  • Updates quorum calculations and nonvoting member designations to account for the adjusted numbering of task force positions.
  • Establishes an effective date of August 1, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who appoints the new member added to the Oyster Task Force?
The new member is appointed by the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
What state agencies receive recommendations from the Oyster Task Force under the updated law?
The agencies include the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Louisiana Department of Health, the governor's executive assistant for coastal activities, and the legislature.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

20 actions
  1. May 11, 2026HouseEnrolled
    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 81.
  2. May 11, 2026House
    Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. May 7, 2026SenateEnrolled
    Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. May 7, 2026House
    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. May 6, 2026House
    Received from the Senate without amendments.
  6. May 6, 2026HouseEnrolled
    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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  1. May 5, 2026SenateFloor
    Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  2. Apr 21, 2026SenateFloor
    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  3. Apr 20, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  4. Apr 15, 2026SenateCommittee
    Reported favorably.
  5. Apr 1, 2026SenateCommittee
    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
  6. Mar 31, 2026HouseFloor
    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  7. Mar 31, 2026Senate
    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  8. Mar 30, 2026House
    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
  9. Mar 26, 2026HouseFloor
    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Mar 25, 2026HouseCommittee
    Reported favorably (16-0-1).
  11. Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
  12. Feb 27, 2026House
    Prefiled.
  13. Feb 27, 2026HouseCommittee
    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
  14. Feb 27, 2026House
    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

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Sponsors

Jacob BraudHouse · District 105RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Connected Entities

Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Lafourche, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and 19 more
OrganizationDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry“State department receiving a new appointment seat and recommendation authority”Map →
locationLafourche“Parish source for appointed association members”Map →
OrganizationCoastal Protection and Restoration Authority“Executive director appoints a member to the task force”Map →
OrganizationPlaquemines Oyster Association“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
locationTerrebonne Parish“Parish source for appointed association members”Map →
OrganizationLouisiana Oystermen Association“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
locationCalcasieu Lake“Location for documented commercial landings or purchases of oysters”Map →
OrganizationOyster Task Force“State task force governing oyster industry matters”Map →
OrganizationLouisiana Oyster Dealers and Growers Association“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Conservation and Energy“Receives task force recommendations”Map →
OrganizationTerrebonne Oyster Association“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
OrganizationLouisiana Department of Health“Receives task force recommendations”Map →
OrganizationLouisiana Farm Bureau Federation“President appoints an oyster grower to the task force”Map →
locationJefferson Parish“Parish source for appointed association members”Map →
OrganizationSouthwest Pass Oyster Leaseholder Association“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
OrganizationCoastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board“Receives task force recommendations”Map →
locationCameron Parish“Parish whose police jury appoints a licensed oyster harvester or seafood dealer”Map →
OrganizationLouisiana Oyster Aquaculture Association“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
PersonJacob Braud“Representative who sponsored House Bill 652”Map →
OrganizationDelta Commercial Fisherman's organization“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
OrganizationUnited Commercial Fisherman's Association“Appoints members to the task force”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries“State department whose records are used for license verification and receives ta”Map →

Sources

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www.legis.la.gov

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