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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 399: COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Creates the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council. (1/1/27) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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 399 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Creates the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council. (1/1/27) (EN NO IMPACT See Note). Primary sponsor: Adam Bass (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 505.

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 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam BassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Valarie HodgesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Blake MiguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Debbie VillioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Rashid YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11

“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. 505.
  2. Effective date 1/1/2027.
  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. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
  7. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
  8. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
  9. Received from the House with amendments.
  10. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  11. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
  12. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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