Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 306
RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Rick Edmonds (Republican)
Cosponsors (29)
- Jeffery "Jeff" Wiley (Republican)
- Dodie Horton (Republican)
- Vincent Cox III (Republican)
- Emily Chenevert (Republican)
- Chad Boyer (Republican)
- Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
- Glen Womack (Republican)
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. (Republican)
- Kirk Talbot (Republican)
- Jeremy Stine (Republican)
- Alan Seabaugh (Republican)
- Mike Reese (Republican)
- Thomas Pressly (Republican)
- Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican)
- Brach Myers (Republican)
- Jay Morris (Republican)
- Beth Mizell (Republican)
- Blake Miguez (Republican)
- Patrick McMath (Republican)
- Eddie Lambert (Republican)
- Valarie Hodges (Republican)
- Cameron Henry (Republican)
- Franklin J. Foil (Republican)
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican)
- Patrick Connick (Republican)
- Stewart Cathey , Jr. (Republican)
- Adam Bass (Republican)
- Robert Allain (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 27, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Text versions
- Senate Floor Bureau Note, #807, Edmonds, Adopted
- Senate Floor Amendment, #941, Wheat, Adopted
- House Committee Amendment, #4559, ACRJ, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #4754, ACRJ, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #5396, Chenevert, Adopted
- SB306 Original
- SB306 Engrossed
- SB306 Reengrossed
- SB306 Enrolled
- SB306 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 Senate | CONCUR (#907) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 11, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1128) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#88) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#89) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 5, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 6, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. - May 7, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026. - May 11, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House with amendments. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 19, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - May 22, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 379. - May 22, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 5/22/2026.