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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 05, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 26, 2026
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Became LawJun 02, 2026
Louisiana Senate Bill
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for instructions to elections commissioners. (7/1/27)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 02, 2026: Effective date 7/1/2027.
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Summary
Comments on SB 319
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 68
- Adams
- Dickerson
- McFarland
- Bacala
- Domangue
- McMahen
- Bamburg
- Echols
- McMakin
- Bayham
- Edmonston
- Melerine
- Beaullieu
- Egan
- Muscarello
- Berault
- Farnum
- Orgeron
- Billings
- Firment
- Owen
- Boudreaux
- Fontenot
- Riser
- Bourriaque
- Freiberg
- Sawyer
- Boyer
- Gadberry
- Schlegel
- Braud
- Galle
- Spell
- Broussard
- Geymann
- St. Blanc
- Butler
- Glorioso
- Stagni
- Carlson
- Hebert
- Tarver
- Carrier
- Henry, C.
- Thomas
- Carter, R.
- Hilferty
- Turner
- Carver
- Horton
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Illg
- Villio
- Coates
- Johnson, M.
- Wilder
- Cox
- Kerner
- Wright
- Crews
- LaCombe
- Wyble
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Dewitt
- Martinez
NO: 30
Actions
- Jun 02, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 5.
- Effective date 7/1/2027.
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- May 27, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Received from the House without amendments.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Called from the calendar.
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 30. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
- May 20, 2026 | House
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (7-2). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 07, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Called from the Calendar.
- 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.
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Reported with amendments.
- 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 27, 2026 | Senate
- Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Bill Texts
- SB319 OriginalPDF
- SB319 EngrossedPDF
- SB319 ReengrossedPDF
- SB319 EnrolledPDF
- SB319 Act 5PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #821, S&G, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2172, S&G, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2392, Pressly, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #2744, Pressly, AdoptedPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #5610, H&G, DraftPDF

