---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE/FEES: Provides relative to fee increases for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EN +$16,611,750 SD RV See Note)"
description: "WILDLIFE/FEES: Provides relative to fee increases for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EN +$16,611,750 SD RV See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 691"
citation: "Louisiana HB 691 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tony Bacala"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-04-21"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd907f50-23fb-4a1b-928a-9b1ae3c6a0a4"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=240820"
source_hash: "7e77ac263d025a18b060c842a9d02eadc86a9d54e2cc5c25a8713b42aa79d97b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
---

# Louisiana HB 691 (2021) — WILDLIFE/FEES: Provides relative to fee increases for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EN +$16,611,750 SD RV See Note)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB691 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1216114)
2. **HB691 Act 356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1235684)
3. **HB691 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1221677)
4. **HB691 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1226050)
5. **House Committee Amendment, #2146, NATR, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1220062)
6. **House Committee Amendment, #2163, NATR, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1220127)
7. **House Committee Amendment, #2327, NATR, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1221111)
8. **House Floor Amendment, #2998, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225142)
9. **House Floor Amendment, #3005, Bacala, Withdrawn** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225159)
10. **House Floor Amendment, #3006, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225178)
11. **House Floor Amendment, #3020, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225204)
12. **House Floor Amendment, #3073, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225447)
13. **House Floor Amendment, #3126, Johnson, Mike, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225686)
14. **House Floor Amendment, #3136, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225733)
15. **House Floor Amendment, #3137, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225735)
16. **House Floor Amendment, #3138, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225739)
17. **House Floor Amendment, #3149, Kerner, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225786)
18. **House Floor Amendment, #3165, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225887)
19. **House Floor Amendment, #3166, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225892)
20. **House Floor Amendment, #3168, Pierre, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225898)
21. **House Floor Amendment, #3169, Bacala, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225894)
22. **House Floor Amendment, #3179, Magee, Withdrawn** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225922)
23. **House Floor Amendment, #3186, Magee, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225927)
24. **House Floor Amendment, #3187, Huval, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1225929)
25. **House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1732, Horton, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1221890)
26. **Senate Committee Amendment, #2474, NATR, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1227136)
27. **Senate Committee Amendment, #2877, NATR, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1229639)
28. **Senate Committee Amendment, #2883, NATR, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1229764)
29. **Senate Committee Amendment, #3033, NATR, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1230325)
30. **Senate Committee Amendment, #3275, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1231200)
31. **Senate Committee Amendment, #3303, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1231343)
32. **Senate Committee Amendment, #3375, FNCE, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1231777)
33. **Senate Floor Amendment, #3538, McMath, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1232273)
34. **Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3537, Lambert, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1232271)
35. **HB691 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1233776)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE (#502) — **68–28** (pass) · lower
- AMENDMENT # 3186 BY MAGEE (#516) — **76–18** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#518) — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#942) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1140) — **77–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tony Bacala — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-14** Effective date: See Act.
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 356. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-11** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2021-06-09** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2021-06-08** Read by title, roll called, yeas 77, nays 21. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
- **2021-06-07** Scheduled for concurrence on 06/08/2021.
- **2021-06-07** Received from the Senate with amendments.
- **2021-06-07** Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2021-06-06** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2021-06-06** Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2021-06-01** Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title; recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
- **2021-06-01** Rules suspended.
- **2021-05-20** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- **2021-05-18** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 20. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Called from the calendar.
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended.
- **2021-05-18** Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended.
- **2021-05-18** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 28. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending.
- **2021-05-13** Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2021.
- **2021-05-12** Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2021-05-12** Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
- **2021-05-06** Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
- **2021-05-05** Reported with amendments (12-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
- **2021-04-22** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd907f50-23fb-4a1b-928a-9b1ae3c6a0a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).