Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 194

FUNDS/FUNDING: Requires the referral of applicants who fail citizenship or immigration verification to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Blake Miguez (Republican)

Cosponsors (1)

• Valarie Hodges (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #2081, H&W, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2566, H&W, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #5787, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5841, H&W, Adopted
• SB194 Original
• SB194 Engrossed
• SB194 Enrolled
• SB194 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.

Actions

• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title, passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (8-3). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 25, 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 67, nays 27. 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 27 yeas and 9 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. 745.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 8/1/2026.