LA HB 842

enacted

ELECTION CODE: Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 842 pass?

Yes. LA HB 842 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): Signed by the President of the Senate.

What is LA HB 842 about?

LA HB 842 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ELECTION CODE: Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code”.

Who sponsors LA HB 842?

Beau Beaullieu is the primary sponsor of LA HB 842.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-14 — Signed by the President of the Senate.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-14
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-14
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-14
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 7.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-14
Effective date: See Act.
2026-05-13
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-13
Rules suspended.
2026-05-13
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 66, nays 29. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-05-13
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-13
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-13
Rules suspended.
2026-05-13
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays.
2026-05-13
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-13
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-12
Senate conference committee members appointed: Miller, Kleinpeter, and Womack.
2026-05-12
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-11
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-11
House conferees appointed: Beaullieu, Thomas, and Wilder.
2026-05-11
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-11
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-07
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-06
Rules suspended.
2026-05-06
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.
passage
2026-05-06
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
2026-04-13
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-08
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-07
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-07
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-03-30
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-30
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-30
Notice given.
2026-03-30
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
2026-03-25
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-25
Notice given.
2026-03-25
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
2026-03-23
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-23
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
2026-03-18
Reported with amendments (8-5).
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
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-27
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #1705, H&G, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #1989, H&G, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1100, Horton, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #2362, Beaullieu, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #2950, Beaullieu, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #3019, Amedee, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2437, S&G, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2527, S&G, AdoptedCompare
Conference Committee Report, #5430, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedCompare
HB842 OriginalCompare
HB842 EngrossedCompare
HB842 ReengrossedCompare
HB842 EnrolledCompare
HB842 ActCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#332)
2026-04-07 · pass · 74-25
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Echols: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Riser: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Spell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Crews: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Boyd: no
- Knox: no
- Moore: no
- Brass: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Bryant: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Newell: no
- Carpenter: no
- Larvadain: no
- Phelps: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Lyons: no
- Taylor: no
- Chassion: no
- Marcelle: no
- Walters: no
- Freeman: no
- Martinez: no
- Young: no
- Green: no
- Mena: no
- Jordan: no
- Miller: no
- Bagley: other
- Galle: other
- Johnson, T.: other
- Farnum: other
- Johnson, M.: other
- LaCombe: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#643)
2026-05-06 · pass · 28-9
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: no
- Carter: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Duplessis: no
- Jenkins: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Selders: other
- Stine: other
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1086)
2026-05-11 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: 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
- Billings: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Young: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Carlson: other
- Jackson: other
- Thompson: other
- Edmonston: other
- Phelps: other
- Wiley: other
- Farnum: other
- Tarver: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1249)
2026-05-13 · pass · 66-29
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Adams: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Spell: yes
- Braud: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Illg: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Amedee: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- McCormick: no
- Brass: no
- Jordan: no
- Mena: no
- Bryant: no
- Knox: no
- Miller: no
- Carter, W.: no
- LaFleur: no
- Moore: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Murray: no
- Crews: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Newell: no
- Fisher: no
- Larvadain: no
- Owen: no
- Freeman: no
- Lyons: no
- Taylor: no
- Green: no
- Marcelle: no
- Walters: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Martinez: no
- Bagley: other
- Egan: other
- Thompson: other
- Boyd: other
- Jackson: other
- Young: other
- Carpenter: other
- Phelps: other
- Echols: other
- Stagni: other
ADOPT (#820)
2026-05-13 · pass · 29-7
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: no
- Carter: no
- Price: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Harris: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Jenkins: no
- Duplessis: other
- Mizell: other
- Selders: other

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