Louisiana HR404: INFRASTRUCTURE: Urges and requests that Louisiana utilities assess their electric grids for vulnerabilities to ground induced currents

What the bill says

A resolution To urge and request that Louisiana utilities assess their electric grids for vulnerability to ground induced currents (GICs) and resulting harmonics using the latest International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards and that the state should explore federal funding opportunities and financial incentives to enable Louisiana utilities to protect their system from GICs.

From the introduced text:

A RESOLUTION To urge and request that Louisiana utilities assess their electric grids for vulnerability to ground induced currents (GICs) and resulting harmonics using the latest International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards and that the state should explore federal funding opportunities and financial incentives to enable Louisiana utilities to protect their system from GICs. WHEREAS, Louisiana House Resolution No. 265, passed in 2025, urged the state to "explore technology, policy, and cost recovery mechanisms to harden the Louisiana electrical grid against electromagnetic threats" and yet the Louisiana grid remains vulnerable to a specific electromagnetic threat known as GICs which are quasi-direct currents induced in the ground by solar weather events, such as geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs), and the late-time portion of high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse (HEMP); and WHEREAS, GICs enter the electric grid from the Earth through ground-connected neutral wires of high voltage transformers and studies have shown that GIC can negatively impact power transmission systems through asymmetric half-cycle transformer core saturation which can make them an active threat to the rest of the electric grid; and WHEREAS, GMD and HEMP can induce thousands of amps of GIC and GIC-induced harmonics generated by high voltage transformers continue to grow as the harmonics travel into lower voltage distribution towards the load; and Page 1 of …

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Sponsors

• Crews, Raymond (R, 8) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. June 1, 2026: Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Common questions

What is HR404?

HR404 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): INFRASTRUCTURE: Urges and requests that Louisiana utilities assess their electric grids for vulnerabilities to ground induced currents.

What does HR404 do?

In its own words: A resolution To urge and request that Louisiana utilities assess their electric grids for vulnerability to ground induced currents (GICs) and resulting harmonics using the latest International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards and that the state should explore federal funding opportunities and financial incentives to enable Louisiana utilities to protect their system from GICs.

What is the status of HR404?

Introduced as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Read by title. Lies over under the rules. (June 1, 2026).

Who sponsored HR404?

Crews, Raymond (R, 8).

Where is the official record for HR404?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HR404