Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 374

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for uniform procedure for the creation of college economic development districts for any college or university in any municipality or parish. (gov sig)

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

Sponsors

• Stewart Cathey , Jr. (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1919, Miller, G., Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #2097, Cathey, Adopted
• Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2110, Cathey, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #5083, EDUC, Adopted
• SB374 Original
• SB374 Engrossed
• SB374 Reengrossed
• SB374 Enrolled
• SB374 Act 499

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
• Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
• Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
• Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 9. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 499.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 5/29/2026.