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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 143: LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)

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 143 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX). Primary sponsor: Rick Edmonds (Republican). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 739.

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 5 · Republican 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick EdmondsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Jacob BraudCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Bryan FontenotCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
John IllgCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Mike JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Jeremy LaCombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Shane MackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Joe StagniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lauren VentrellaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65

“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. 739.
  2. Effective date 6/1/2026.
  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  5. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Received from the House with amendments.
  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
  10. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  12. Reported with amendments (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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