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LA HB 1201

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ELECTED OFFICIALS/COMP: Provides with respect to the compensation of statewide elected officials and legislators (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 1201 pass?

Yes. LA HB 1201 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-23): Becomes Act No. 954 without the Governor's signature.

What is LA HB 1201 about?

LA HB 1201 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ELECTED OFFICIALS/COMP: Provides with respect to the compensation of statewide elected officials and legislators (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 1201?

John "Big John" Illg , Jr. is the primary sponsor of LA HB 1201, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-23 — Becomes Act No. 954 without the Governor's signature.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John "Big John" Illg , Jr.primary
  • Kirk Talbotcosponsor
  • Eddie Lambertcosponsor
  • Gary Cartercosponsor
  • Regina Ashford Barrowcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-23

    Becomes Act No. 954 without the Governor's signature.

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-23

    Effective date: 01/10/2028.

  3. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. 2026-06-01

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-31

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    enrolled

  6. 2026-05-29

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 62, nays 35, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-28

    Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  8. 2026-05-28

    Called from the Calendar.

  9. 2026-05-28

    Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  10. 2026-05-28

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

    receipt

  11. 2026-05-28

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

  12. 2026-05-27

    Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-27

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    reading-3

  14. 2026-05-13

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

    reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-05-12

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    reading-1

  16. 2026-05-11

    Called from the calendar.

  17. 2026-05-11

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 53, nays 36. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    passage

  18. 2026-05-07

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  19. 2026-05-07

    Notice given.

  20. 2026-05-07

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.

  21. 2026-05-06

    Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    reading-3

  22. 2026-05-06

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  23. 2026-05-05

    Reported with amendments (18-4).

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-04-27

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  25. 2026-04-23

    Reported favorably (9-0).

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-04-01

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-03-31

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #4900, APP, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #5013, APP, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #5406, Illg, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #4484, S&G, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #4497, S&G, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #4573, Lambert, AdoptedCompare
  • HB1201 OriginalCompare
  • HB1201 EngrossedCompare
  • HB1201 ReengrossedCompare
  • HB1201 Re-ReengrossedCompare
  • HB1201 EnrolledCompare
  • HB1201 Act 954Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1140)

    2026-05-11 · pass · 53-36

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Adams: no
    • Egan: no
    • McCormick: no
    • Amedee: no
    • Firment: no
    • McMakin: no
    • Bamburg: no
    • Gadberry: no
    • Melerine: no
    • Boyd: no
    • Galle: no
    • Miller: no
    • Brass: no
    • Geymann: no
    • Muscarello: no
    • Butler: no
    • Henry, D.: no
    • Owen: no
    • Carter, R.: no
    • Hilferty: no
    • Riser: no
    • Chassion: no
    • Johnson, M.: no
    • Sawyer: no
    • Chenevert: no
    • LaFleur: no
    • Schamerhorn: no
    • Dewitt: no
    • Landry, J.: no
    • Spell: no
    • Dickerson: no
    • Lyons: no
    • Ventrella: no
    • Echols: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Walters: no
    • Bacala: other
    • Farnum: other
    • Tarver: other
    • Bagley: other
    • Jordan: other
    • Thompson: other
    • Bayham: other
    • Knox: other
    • Wright: other
    • Carlson: other
    • LaCombe: other
    • Young: other
    • Carver: other
    • McMahen: other
    • Edmonston: other
    • Murray: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1512)

    2026-05-28 · pass · 26-1

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Barrow: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Miguez: no
    • Allain: other
    • Cloud: other
    • Hensgens: other
    • Barthelemy: other
    • Connick: other
    • Hodges: other
    • Bass: other
    • Edmonds: other
    • Pressly: other
    • Cathey: other
    • Foil: other
    • Selders: other
  • CO-AUTHORS (#1513)

    2026-05-28 · fail · 4-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Barrow: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Mr. President: other
    • Foil: other
    • Morris: other
    • Abraham: other
    • Harris: other
    • Myers: other
    • Allain: other
    • Hensgens: other
    • Owen: other
    • Barthelemy: other
    • Hodges: other
    • Pressly: other
    • Bass: other
    • Jackson-Andrews: other
    • Price: other
    • Boudreaux: other
    • Jenkins: other
    • Reese: other
    • Cathey: other
    • Kleinpeter: other
    • Seabaugh: other
    • Cloud: other
    • Luneau: other
    • Selders: other
    • Connick: other
    • McMath: other
    • Stine: other
    • Duplessis: other
    • Miguez: other
    • Wheat: other
    • Edmonds: other
    • Miller: other
    • Womack: other
    • Fesi: other
    • Mizell: other
  • CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1754)

    2026-05-29 · pass · 62-35

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Adams: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Green: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Amedee: no
    • Firment: no
    • McCormick: no
    • Bacala: no
    • Geymann: no
    • McMakin: no
    • Boyd: no
    • Henry, D.: no
    • Miller: no
    • Brass: no
    • Hilferty: no
    • Muscarello: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Horton: no
    • Newell: no
    • Butler: no
    • Johnson, M.: no
    • Owen: no
    • Carlson: no
    • Johnson, T.: no
    • Phelps: no
    • Chassion: no
    • Jordan: no
    • Riser: no
    • Chenevert: no
    • LaFleur: no
    • Sawyer: no
    • Dewitt: no
    • Landry, J.: no
    • Schamerhorn: no
    • Dickerson: no
    • Larvadain: no
    • Tarver: no
    • Farnum: no
    • Marcelle: no
    • Mr. Speaker: other
    • Carpenter: other
    • Walters: other
    • Bagley: other
    • Echols: other
    • Young: other
    • Bayham: other
    • Landry, T.: other

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