LouisianaCommission may partner with state agency to promote liquefied petroleum gas
The commission may work with the state agriculture department to promote liquefied petroleum gas, while an advisory board advises it on assessment spending.
What it does
The commission may work with the state agriculture department on efforts to promote liquefied petroleum gas.
An advisory board advises the commission on how to spend assessment money. Its members must hold certain permits or have industry experience, and it may have no more than nine members.
The board must advertise its meetings and may meet in person or online. A member who cannot attend may send a proxy, with advance written notice, to help form a quorum.
Argument forWorking with the state agriculture department could help the commission coordinate efforts to promote liquefied petroleum gas.
Argument againstAllowing absent board members to send proxies could make it harder for some members to take part directly in decisions.
More detail
The commission may make an agreement with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to support market development and promotion. The agreement is with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and covers market development and promotion activities.
The commission must establish an advisory board to advise it on spending assessment money. Members include permit holders or people who have worked in the liquefied petroleum gas industry; the board may have no more than nine members. Members serve terms that run alongside the governor’s term; a replacement fills any unfinished term. Members receive no pay for serving.
The board must advertise its meetings under the Open Meetings Law and may meet in person or electronically. A member who cannot attend may send a proxy for quorum purposes. These rules apply to the advisory board. At least half of all board members must count toward a quorum. A member using a proxy must give written notice to the chairperson at least 24 hours before the meeting. The chairperson must receive written proxy notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- Jun 23Becomes Act No. 949 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 28Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 28Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 27Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1604). Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
- May 25Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 20Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1075). Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 12Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 11Reported with amendments.Minor
- Mar 24Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- Mar 23Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#45). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Mar 18Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
- Mar 17Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Mar 16Reported with amendments (16-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 27Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.Introduced
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