LA SB 123
deadGOVERNOR: Constitutional amendment to require the governor to certify a legislative address removing certain judges for cause. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG2 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did LA SB 123 pass?
No. LA SB 123 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-28): Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
What is LA SB 123 about?
LA SB 123 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “GOVERNOR: Constitutional amendment to require the governor to certify a legislative address removing certain judges for cause. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG2 INCREASE GF EX See Note)”.
Who sponsors LA SB 123?
Jay Morris is the primary sponsor of LA SB 123.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-28 — Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jay Morrisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-28
Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
2026-05-27
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-27
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 63, nays 34. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending.
2026-05-26
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-26
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-26
Notice given.
2026-05-26
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026.
2026-05-19
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-19
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-19
Notice given.
2026-05-19
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-18
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-18
Notice given.
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-13
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-12
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-11
Reported with amendments (5-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-05
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-04-29
Reported with amendments (8-5). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
referral-committee
2026-03-31
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-30
Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-03-25
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-24
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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2026-02-23
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
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Versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1211, JUDC, DraftCompare
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1214, JUDC, AdoptedCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #4708, H&G, DraftCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #4771, H&G, AdoptedCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #5285, CL&P, DraftCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #5305, CL&P, AdoptedCompare
- House Floor Amendment, #6183, Bacala, AdoptedCompare
- SB123 OriginalCompare
- SB123 EngrossedCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#196)
2026-03-30 · pass · 27-11
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- McMath: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Duplessis: no
- Luneau: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Selders: no
- Carter: no
- Jenkins: no
- Kleinpeter: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1582)
2026-05-27 · pass · 63-34
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Egan: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Berault: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Billings: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Braud: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Spell: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- Illg: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Coates: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Adams: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Moore: no
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Murray: no
- Brass: no
- Knox: no
- Muscarello: no
- Bryant: no
- LaCombe: no
- Newell: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaFleur: no
- Phelps: no
- Carter, R.: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Riser: no
- Chassion: no
- Larvadain: no
- Stagni: no
- Fisher: no
- Lyons: no
- Taylor: no
- Freeman: no
- Marcelle: no
- Walters: no
- Green: no
- Martinez: no
- Young: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Mena: no
- Jackson: no
- Miller: no
- Amedee: other
- Deshotel: other
- St. Blanc: other
- Bagley: other
- Fontenot: other
- Ventrella: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Glorioso: other
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