LA HB 359

enacted

ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides relative to the death of a candidate for a party primary office who is not affiliated with a major political party (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 359 pass?

Yes. LA HB 359 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-03): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 639.

What is LA HB 359 about?

LA HB 359 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides relative to the death of a candidate for a party primary office who is not affiliated with a major political party (EN NO IMPACT See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 359?

Beau Beaullieu is the primary sponsor of LA HB 359.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-03 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 639.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-03
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 639.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-03
Effective date: 06/03/2026.
2026-06-02
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-06-01
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-05-31
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-31
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-31
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-27
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
2026-05-26
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-26
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-25
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-21
Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Cathey, and McMath.
2026-05-19
House conferees appointed: Beaullieu, Boudreaux, and Hebert.
2026-05-19
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-13
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-13
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-13
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-13
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-12
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-07
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-07
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-04-28
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-04-27
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-31
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-03-30
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-03-26
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
2026-03-25
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-24
Reported favorably (11-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-24
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
referral-committee

Versions

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Senate Committee Amendment, #2483, S&G, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2526, S&G, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2774, Reese, AdoptedCompare
Conference Committee Report, #5859, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedCompare
HB359 OriginalCompare
HB359 EnrolledCompare
HB359 Act 639Compare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#169)
2026-03-30 · pass · 100-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Young: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Billings: other
- Spell: other
- Wright: other
- Farnum: other
- Ventrella: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#663)
2026-05-07 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Duplessis: other
- Myers: other
- Womack: other
- Harris: other
- Selders: other
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1244)
2026-05-13 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Carpenter: other
- Landry, T.: other
- Tarver: other
- Cox: other
- Muscarello: other
- Thompson: other
- Echols: other
- Stagni: other
- Young: other
ADOPT (#1598)
2026-05-31 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Miller: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Price: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Reese: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Bass: other
- Duplessis: other
- Selders: other
- Cloud: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Womack: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1781)
2026-05-31 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Echols: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Farnum: other
- Phelps: other
- Bagley: other
- Galle: other
- Walters: other
- Bayham: other
- Geymann: other
- Young: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Landry, M.: other

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