LouisianaLouisiana asks agencies to report on underground geology records
Louisiana’s adopted resolution asks two state agencies to report by March 1, 2027, on preserving underground geology records and making them accessible.
What it does
Two state agencies are asked to report on Louisiana’s underground geology records, preservation work, and resource needs. The report is due by March 1, 2027.
The resolution also directs a task force to submit a written plan with recommendations and proposed legislation by March 1, 2027. It does not identify that task force.
Argument forA report on resource gaps and record conditions could help lawmakers decide where preservation work and better access are needed.
Argument againstAssigning a planning duty to an unidentified task force could leave agencies unsure who should prepare the plan.
More detail
Louisiana asks the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to prepare a joint progress report. The report covers state-held records about underground geology, including well records and rock samples, their condition, and how people can access them. The report is to describe work to preserve records, convert them to digital files, and improve storage facilities. It is also to identify near-term needs and resource gaps and include any preliminary recommendations for lawmakers. The report is due to the House and Senate natural resources committees and the Natural Resources Commission no later than March 1, 2027.
The resolution directs a task force to prepare a written plan with recommendations and proposals for legislation. The plan goes to the Senate and the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. The resolution does not identify the task force responsible for this plan. The written plan is due no later than March 1, 2027.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 5Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.Latest
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 31Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1805). Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded CONCUR (#1557). Result: pass.Upper
- May 29Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 29Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.
- May 28Reported with amendments.Minor
- May 19Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.Minor
- May 18Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
- Vote recorded FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1304). Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
- May 18Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 87, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.Passed 1st Chamber
- May 18Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- May 13Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- May 13Discharged from the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- May 13Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 12Reported favorably (11-0).Minor
- May 11Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.Minor
- May 7Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
Environment & EnergyGovernment & Ethics