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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 696: ELECTION CODE: Provides relative to early voting

In committee 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 696 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: ELECTION CODE: Provides relative to early voting. Primary sponsor: Les Farnum (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Les FarnumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33

“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. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Prefiled.
  3. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  4. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Sources

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