What is the status of SB505?

Signed into law as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 7/1/2026. (May 29, 2026).

Where is the official record for SB505?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB505

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB505: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (7/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Q: What is SB505?

SB505 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (7/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note).

Q: What does SB505 do?

In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2195.2(A)(5) and (6)(b), (c), (d), and (e), and to enact R.S. 30:2195.2(f) and (g), relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account; to provide for time limits; to provide for single and total grant amounts; to provide for minimum account balances; to provide for limitations; to provide for eligible applicants; to provide for ownership disclosure; to provide for application periods; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026

What the bill says

An act To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2195.2(A)(5) and (6)(b), (c), (d), and (e), and to enact R.S. 30:2195.2(f) and (g), relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account; to provide for time limits; to provide for single and total grant amounts; to provide for minimum account balances; to provide for limitations; to provide for eligible applicants; to provide for ownership disclosure; to provide for application periods; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2195.2(A)(5) and (6)(b), (c), (d), and (e), and to enact R.S. 30:2195.2(f) and (g), relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account; to provide for time limits; to provide for single and total grant amounts; to provide for minimum account balances; to provide for limitations; to provide for eligible applicants; to provide for ownership disclosure; to provide for application periods; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 30:2195.2(A)(5) and (6)(b), (c), (d), and (e) are hereby amended and reenacted, and R.S. 30:2195.2(A)(6)(f) and (g) are hereby enacted to read as follows: §2195.2. Uses of the Tank Trust Account A. The department shall administer the Tank Trust Account and shall make disbursements from the account for all necessary and appropriate expenditures. Pursuant to the authorization in R.S. 30:2195, the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality shall use the Tank Trust Account as follows: * * * (5) The Tank Trust Account may be used to make payments to a third party Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-1546 ORIGINAL SB NO. who brings a third-party claim against the secretary of the department …

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Louisiana SB505: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (7/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

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