2026 Regular Session
House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
May 19, 2026

HR144 by CHARLES OWEN

ENERGY: Requests that the Board of Regents provide for a rigorous, peer-reviewed study on the potential effects of mixing streams of carbon captured from industrial sites and the air on the water supply and ecological environment and submit reports to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment

HR144 by CHARLES OWEN

Motion made by:Mack, Shane
Motion (Final):Favorably
Objection by:Riser, Neil
Motion date:5/19/2026 1:18:45 PM
Vote:12-4
Geymann, Brett F.Yea
Brass, KenNay
Braud, JacobYea
Bryant, Marcus AnthonyYea
Carrier, R. DewithYea
Coates, Kimberly LandryYea
DeWitt, Jason BrianYea
Domangue, JessicaNay
Johnson, C. TravisYea
Kerner, Timothy P.Yea
Mack, ShaneYea
McCormick, DannyYea
Orgeron, Joseph A.Nay
Riser, NeilNay
Sawyer, PaulYea
Zeringue, JeromeYea

Final action: Favorably (12-4)