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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 342: ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides relative to qualifying fees and nominating petitions for certain candidates (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 342 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides relative to qualifying fees and nominating petitions for certain candidates (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note). Primary sponsor: Mike Bayham (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Becomes Act No. 495 without the Governor's signature.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike BayhamPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse103

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Becomes Act No. 495 without the Governor's signature.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2025.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
  10. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  12. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source