What is the status of HB618?

Signed into law as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 01/01/2027. (June 1, 2026).

Where is the official record for HB618?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB618

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB618: ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT: Increases certain fees assessed by Louisiana Economic Development (EN +$500,000 SG RV See Note)

Q: What is HB618?

HB618 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT: Increases certain fees assessed by Louisiana Economic Development (EN +$500,000 SG RV See Note).

Q: What does HB618 do?

In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 36:104(C) and (D) and 104.1(B)(1), (D), and (E) and to enact R.S. 36:104(E) and (F), relative to fees and costs assessed by Louisiana Economic Development; to provide for the amounts of certain fees and costs of the department; to authorize a new fee of the department; to authorize reductions in and waiving of certain fees at the discretion of the secretary of the department; to authorize inflationary adjustments of certain fee amounts; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Signed into law, June 1, 2026

What the bill says

An act To amend and reenact R.S. 36:104(C) and (D) and 104.1(B)(1), (D), and (E) and to enact R.S. 36:104(E) and (F), relative to fees and costs assessed by Louisiana Economic Development; to provide for the amounts of certain fees and costs of the department; to authorize a new fee of the department; to authorize reductions in and waiving of certain fees at the discretion of the secretary of the department; to authorize inflationary adjustments of certain fee amounts; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 36:104(C) and (D) and 104.1(B)(1), (D), and (E) and to enact R.S. 36:104(E) and (F), relative to fees and costs assessed by Louisiana Economic Development; to provide for the amounts of certain fees and costs of the department; to authorize a new fee of the department; to authorize reductions in and waiving of certain fees at the discretion of the secretary of the department; to authorize inflationary adjustments of certain fee amounts; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 36:104(C) and (D) and 104.1(B)(1), (D), and (E) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 36:104(E) and (F) are hereby enacted to read as follows: §104. Powers and duties of the secretary of economic development * * * C. The Except as authorized in Subsection F of this Section, the amount of fees and costs shall not exceed the following: (1) The fee for an advance notification shall not exceed two hundred fifty three hundred fifty dollars. (2) The fee for filing an application shall be equal to one-half of one percent of the amount of the incentives or exempted taxes. However, the minimum amount Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing …

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Louisiana HB618: ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT: Increases certain fees assessed by Louisiana Economic Development (EN +$500,000 SG RV See Note)

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