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IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 31, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 07, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana Senate Bill
CIVIL SERVICE: Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 13, 2026: Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Summary
Comments on SB 161
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 95
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Egan
- McMakin
- Adams
- Farnum
- Melerine
- Amedee
- Firment
- Mena
- Bacala
- Fisher
- Miller
- Bayham
- Fontenot
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Freeman
- Muscarello
- Berault
- Freiberg
- Newell
- Billings
- Gadberry
- Orgeron
- Boudreaux
- Galle
- Owen
- Bourriaque
- Geymann
- Phelps
- Boyd
- Glorioso
- Riser
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Sawyer
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Schamerhorn
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Schlegel
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Spell
- Bryant
- Horton
- St. Blanc
- Butler
- Illg
- Stagni
- Carlson
- Johnson, M.
- Tarver
- Carpenter
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Carrier
- Jordan
- Thomas
- Carter, R.
- Kerner
- Thompson
- Carver
- Knox
- Turner
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Walters
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Wilder
- Crews
- Larvadain
- Wiley
- Deshotel
- Lyons
- Wright
- Dewitt
- Mack
- Wyble
- Dickerson
- Martinez
- Young
- Domangue
- McFarland
- Zeringue
- Echols
- McMahen
Actions
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- May 12, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 12, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 11, 2026 | Senate
- Received from the House without amendments.
- May 07, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
- May 05, 2026 | House
- Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- Apr 28, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 7 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Reported favorably.
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

