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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 306: RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)

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 306 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig). Primary sponsor: Rick Edmonds (Republican). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 379.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 29

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick EdmondsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Robert AllainCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Patrick ConnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Vincent CoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Mike FésiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Franklin FoilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Valarie HodgesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Eddie LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Patrick McMathCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Blake MiguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Beth MizellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Jay MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Brach MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Bob OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Thomas PresslyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Mike ReeseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Alan SeabaughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Jeremy StineCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Kirk TalbotCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Bill WheatCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Jeff WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Glen WomackCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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. 379.
  2. Effective date 5/22/2026.
  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. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays.
  7. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Received from the House with amendments.
  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
  10. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  12. Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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Sources

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