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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1: PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for electronic voting requirements under the Open Meetings Law. (8/1/26)

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

SB 1 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for electronic voting requirements under the Open Meetings Law. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Sam Jenkins (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 220.

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 9 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam JenkinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4

“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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 220.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Received from the House without amendments.
  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 4. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  11. Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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Sources

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