Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 161
CIVIL SERVICE: Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Alan Seabaugh (Republican)
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 Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1006) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#218) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 25, 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 favorably. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 7 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 95, nays 2. 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 27, 2026 · Senate
Becomes Act No. 408 without the Governor's signature. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 8/1/2026.