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SB349

Re-creates Department of Agriculture and Forestry. (6/30/26)

Complete·4/30/26

Re-creates the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in Louisiana, effective June 30, 2026.

Louisiana SB349 re-creates the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and its statutory entities, effective June 30, 2026. This law supersedes the "sunset" law, which previously required a separate bill to re-create each statutory entity within the department. The new termination date for the department is set for July 1, 2031, with operations beginning to terminate on July 1, 2030. The bill also repeals a conflicting provision in R.S. 49:191(1)(k).

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Roll Call Votes

95 Yea

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0 Nay

10 Absent

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Calendar

Apr 9

9:30 AM

House Committee on Agriculture

Mar 26

9:30 AM

House Committee on Agriculture

History

Apr 30

Senate

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 35.

Apr 30

Senate

Effective date 6/30/2026.

Apr 29

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House.