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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 72: GAMING: Provides for parish elections to permit gaming

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 72 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: GAMING: Provides for parish elections to permit gaming. Primary sponsor: Travis Johnson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Travis JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21

“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 Administration of Criminal Justice.
  2. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
  3. Prefiled.
  4. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Sources

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