Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 691
VOTING/REGISTRATION: Provides for the verification of citizenship of registered voters (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Beau Beaullieu (Republican)
Cosponsors (7)
- Glen Womack (Republican)
- Kirk Talbot (Republican)
- Jay Morris (Republican)
- Blake Miguez (Republican)
- Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican)
- Valarie Hodges (Republican)
- Stewart Cathey , Jr. (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 27, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #2358, H&G, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #2429, H&G, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #2915, Carter, Wilford, Rejected
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2499, S&G, Draft
- HB691 Original
- HB691 Engrossed
- HB691 Enrolled
- HB691 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#703) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 11, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#704) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#236) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 House | AMENDMENT # 2915 BY CARTER, W., MOTION TO ADOPT (#235) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (9-7). - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026. - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 11, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 12, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 13, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - May 15, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 6. - May 15, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.