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LA SB 281

enacted

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for changes to the Baker Economic Development District. (gov sig)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did LA SB 281 pass?

Yes. LA SB 281 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-01): Becomes Act No. 594 without the Governor's signature.

What is LA SB 281 about?

LA SB 281 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for changes to the Baker Economic Development District. (gov sig)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 281?

Regina Ashford Barrow is the primary sponsor of LA SB 281.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-01 — Becomes Act No. 594 without the Governor's signature.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Regina Ashford Barrowprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-01

    Becomes Act No. 594 without the Governor's signature.

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-01

    Effective date 5/31/2026.

  3. 2026-05-20

    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-19

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    enrolled

  5. 2026-05-19

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-18

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.

  7. 2026-05-18

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 26. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    passage

  8. 2026-05-18

    Received from the House without amendments.

    receipt

  9. 2026-05-12

    Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    reading-3

  10. 2026-05-11

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  11. 2026-05-07

    Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-04-23

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-04-22

    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  14. 2026-04-21

    Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  15. 2026-04-20

    Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  16. 2026-04-15

    Reported with amendments.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-03-09

    Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-27

    Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

    filing,referral-committee

Versions

  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2032, L&M, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2167, L&M, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #2255, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
  • SB281 OriginalCompare
  • SB281 EngrossedCompare
  • SB281 ReengrossedCompare
  • SB281 EnrolledCompare
  • SB281 Act 594Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#397)

    2026-04-21 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Barrow: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Selders: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Boudreaux: other
    • Jenkins: other
    • Lambert: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1319)

    2026-05-18 · pass · 64-26

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

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