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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 49: ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the list of party primary elections. (8/1/26) (EG -$5,428,000 GF EX See Note)

Passed one chamber 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 49 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the list of party primary elections. (8/1/26) (EG -$5,428,000 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Alan Seabaugh (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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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. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
  3. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  4. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
  5. Reported with amendments.
  6. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
  7. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

Sources

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