Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 487

CHARITABLE GAMING: Provides for the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law. (8/1/26)

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

Sponsors

• Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #2073, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2102, JUDB, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5887, Gadberry, Adopted
• SB487 Original
• SB487 Engrossed
• SB487 Enrolled
• SB487 Act 940

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.

Actions

• Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, 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 Administration of Criminal Justice.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Motion to reconsider called from the table.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Gadberry, Villio, and Muscarello.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: Owen, Luneau, and Allain.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Notice of change in House conferees: Gadberry,Villio, Schlegel.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Notice of change in House Conference Committee membership: Schlegel vice Muscarello.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conference Committee members discharged.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Notice Senate discharged from Conference Committee
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Discharged from Conference Committee.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Notice the House discharged the Conference Committee.
• 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 23, 2026 · Senate
  Becomes Act No. 940 without the Governor's signature.
• Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 8/1/2026.