Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 1
PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for electronic voting requirements under the Open Meetings Law. (8/1/26)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
Cosponsors (10)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Candace N. Newell (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Ed Larvadain III (Democratic)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- R. Dewith Carrier (Republican)
- Tony Bacala (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jan 12, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1294, S&G, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1300, S&G, Adopted
- SB1 Original
- SB1 Engrossed
- SB1 Enrolled
- SB1 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#989) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#207) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 5, 2026 · House
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. - May 6, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026. - May 7, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 4. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House without amendments. - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 12, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - May 15, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 220. - May 15, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 8/1/2026.