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HB536

Provides requirements relative to the location of wireless communication facilities with respect to school property, including permitting requirements

Introduced·2/26/26
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Louisiana HB536 establishes safety and permitting requirements for wireless communication facilities near schools.

Louisiana HB536, known as the "School Infrastructure Safety and Emergency Coordination Act," sets forth safety and permitting requirements for wireless communication facilities near schools. The law defines a "school proximity zone" as an area within 1,000 feet of a school property boundary. It mandates that newly constructed freestanding wireless towers within this zone maintain a setback from any school building equal to at least 110% of the tower height.

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Commerce Committee
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Calendar

Mar 30

9:30 AM

House Committee on Commerce

History

Mar 9

House

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

Feb 27

House

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

Feb 26

House

Prefiled.