LA SB 68
enactedCOURTS: Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did LA SB 68 pass?
Yes. LA SB 68 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Becomes Act No. 38
What is LA SB 68 about?
LA SB 68 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “COURTS: Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))”.
Who sponsors LA SB 68?
Jay Morris is the primary sponsor of LA SB 68.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-13 — Becomes Act No. 38
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jay Morrisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-13
Becomes Act No. 38
became-law
2026-05-13
Effective date: See Act.
2026-05-11
Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/8/2026.
2026-05-07
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-07
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-06
Rules suspended.
2026-05-06
Reconsidered the vote by which the amendments were rejected.
2026-05-06
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-04
Amendments proposed by the House read and failed to be concurred in by a vote of 24 yeas and 10 nays.
2026-05-04
Notice of reconsideration.
2026-04-28
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-28
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-04-27
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-27
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
2026-04-23
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-22
Reported with amendments (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-03-24
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-18
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-17
Reported favorably.
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 A.
referral-committee
2026-02-19
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
filing,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#132)
2026-03-24 · 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
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Womack: yes
- Carter: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Miguez: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#805)
2026-04-28 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Bacala: other
- Hilferty: other
- Wright: other
- Bayham: other
- Jackson: other
- Young: other
- Carter, W.: other
- McFarland: other
- Zeringue: other
- Fisher: other
- Thompson: other
- Geymann: other
- Walters: other
CONCUR (#533)
2026-05-04 · pass · 24-10
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Allain: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Reese: yes
- Bass: yes
- McMath: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Duplessis: no
- Luneau: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Carter: no
- Jenkins: no
- Cloud: other
- Hensgens: other
- Selders: other
- Connick: other
- Owen: other
CONCUR (#644)
2026-05-06 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Selders: other
- Stine: other
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