Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 397

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Provides for vacancies caused by retirement, resignation, or removal from elected office. (8/1/26)

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

Sponsors

• Mike Reese (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Floor Amendment, #1172, Reese, Adopted
• SB397 Original
• SB397 Engrossed
• SB397 Reengrossed
• SB397 Enrolled
• SB397 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 27, 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 11, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Mar 16, 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 35 yeas and 0 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 House and Governmental Affairs.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• Apr 28, 2026 · House
  Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. 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 15, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 262.
• May 15, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 8/1/2026.