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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 161: CIVIL SERVICE: Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles. (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 161 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CIVIL SERVICE: Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Alan Seabaugh (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Becomes Act No. 408 without the Governor's signature.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alan SeabaughPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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. 408 without the Governor's signature.
  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 95, nays 2. 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.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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