NOTICE: Bills Signed by Gov. Edwards

Press Release

Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills into law from the 2022 Legislative Session.

ACT 1--SB 84 Creates the "Maddie's Footprints" special prestige license plate.

ACT 2--SB 17 Provides for the distribution of fees collected from the "Save the Honeybee" prestige license plate.

ACT 3--SB 26 Provides for the terms of the members of the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Advisory Board.

ACT 4--SB 27 Re-creates the Department of Environmental Quality.

ACT 5--SB 38 Provides for the risk charge against nonparticipating owners in drilling units.

ACT 6--SB 55 Re-creates the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

ACT 7--SB 91 Re-creates the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board.

ACT 8--SB 113 Provides relative to structural pest control operator's licenses.

ACT 9--SB 205 Provides relative to the "Soil Conservation Districts Law."

ACT 10--SB 245 Provides for the Orphan Well Program.

ACT 11--SB 270 Provides relative to retaining and removing invasive species of fish.

ACT 12--HB 120 Re-creates the Department of Economic Development.

ACT 13--HB 121 Re-creates the Department of Public Service.

ACT 14--HB 169 Provides relative to professional geoscientists.

ACT 15--HB 397 Separates funding sources for environmental education and litter abatement.

ACT 16--HB 749 Transfers litter abatement responsibilities and programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

ACT 17--HB 750 Provides for the prosecution of certain littering violations by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

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