HB 842
  • Introduced
    Feb 27, 2026
  • Passed House
    Apr 07, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    May 06, 2026
  • Became Law
HB 842
Louisiana House Bill
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ELECTION CODE: Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code
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Senate • May 14, 2026: Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Conference Committee Report, #5430, House Adopted, Senate Adopted

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Apr 07, 2026, House
FINAL PASSAGE (#332)
YES: 74
NO: 25
OTHER: 6
YES: 74

NO: 25

ABSENT: 6

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May 06, 2026, Senate
FINAL PASSAGE (#643)
YES: 28
NO: 9
OTHER: 2
YES: 28

NO: 9

ABSENT: 2

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May 11, 2026, House
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1086)
YES: 97
NO: 0
OTHER: 8
YES: 97

NO: 0

    ABSENT: 8

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    May 13, 2026, House
    ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1249)
    YES: 66
    NO: 29
    OTHER: 10
    YES: 66

    NO: 29

    ABSENT: 10

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    May 13, 2026, Senate
    ADOPT (#820)
    YES: 29
    NO: 7
    OTHER: 3
    YES: 29

    NO: 7

    ABSENT: 3

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    Actions
    • May 14, 2026 | Senate
      • Signed by the President of the Senate.
    • May 13, 2026 | House
      • Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
      • Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
    • May 13, 2026 | Senate
      • Conference committee report received.
      • Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
      • Rules suspended.
      • Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays.
    • May 13, 2026 | House
      • Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
      • Rules suspended.
      • Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 66, nays 29. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
    • May 13, 2026 | Senate
      • Conference committee report received.
    • May 12, 2026 | House
      • Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
    • May 12, 2026 | Senate
      • Senate conference committee members appointed: Miller, Kleinpeter, and Womack.
    • May 11, 2026 | Senate
      • Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
      • Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
    • May 11, 2026 | House
      • Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
      • House conferees appointed: Beaullieu, Thomas, and Wilder.
    • May 07, 2026 | House
      • Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
    • May 06, 2026 | House
      • Received from the Senate with amendments.
    • May 06, 2026 | Senate
      • Rules suspended.
      • The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
    • Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
      • Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
    • Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
      • Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
    • Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
      • Reported with amendments.
    • Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
      • Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
    • Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
      • Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
    • Apr 07, 2026 | House
      • Called from the calendar.
      • Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
    • Mar 30, 2026 | House
      • Called from the calendar.
      • Read by title, returned to the calendar.
      • Notice given.
      • Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
    • Mar 25, 2026 | House
      • Read by title, returned to the calendar.
      • Notice given.
      • Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
    • Mar 23, 2026 | House
      • Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
      • Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
    • Mar 18, 2026 | House
      • Reported with amendments (8-5).
    • Mar 09, 2026 | House
      • Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
    • Feb 27, 2026 | House
      • Prefiled.
      • Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
      • First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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