Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB730: AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Provides relative to the use of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast systems (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 2:135.1(A)(2) and (P) and to enact R.S. 2:135.1(Q), relative to the use of automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) systems; to authorize airport authorities to adopt regulations, set charges and fees, enforce payment, fix penalties, and prohibit discrimination; to prohibit any entity from using certain data as a basis for calculating, generating, or collecting fees from aircraft owners or operators; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 2:135.1(A)(2) and (P) and to enact R.S. 2:135.1(Q), relative to the use of automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) systems; to authorize airport authorities to adopt regulations, set charges and fees, enforce payment, fix penalties, and prohibit discrimination; to prohibit any entity from using certain data as a basis for calculating, generating, or collecting fees from aircraft owners or operators; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 2:135.1(A)(2) and (P) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 2:135.1(Q) is hereby enacted to read as follows: §135.1. Authority to equip, improve, establish fees and charges, and lease airport facilities A. Airport districts, airport authorities, and other political subdivisions, including the New Orleans Aviation Board, which establish or operate airports or landing fields or which acquire or set apart immovable property for such purpose may: * * * (2) Adopt regulations and establish charges, fees, and tolls for the use of such airports or landing fields, fix penalties for the violation of regulations, and Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-1079 ORIGINAL HB NO. establish privileges to enforce payment of the charges, fees, and tolls, …