Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 143
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rick Edmonds (Republican)
Cosponsors (26)
- Beryl Amedee (Republican)
- Lauren Ventrella (Republican)
- Joe Stagni
- Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican)
- Paul Sawyer (Republican)
- Charles Owen (Republican)
- Candace N. Newell (Democratic)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- Shane Mack (Republican)
- Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)
- Mike Johnson (Republican)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. (Republican)
- Dodie Horton (Republican)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Bryan Fontenot (Republican)
- Kellee Dickerson (Republican)
- R. Dewith Carrier (Republican)
- Rhonda Butler (Republican)
- Marcus Bryant (Democratic)
- Reese "Skip" Broussard
- Jacob Braud (Republican)
- Chad Boyer (Republican)
- Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
- Tony Bacala (Republican)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 25, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3022, FNCE, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3053, FNCE, Adopted
- House Committee Amendment, #5547, APP, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #5712, APP, Adopted
- SB143 Original
- SB143 Engrossed
- SB143 Enrolled
- SB143 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 Senate | CONCUR (#1402) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 26, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1500) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 7, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#649) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Finance. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 7, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 7, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - May 11, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. - May 18, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 19, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. - May 25, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026. - May 26, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 26, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House with amendments. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 739. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 6/1/2026.