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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 56: LEVEES: Provides for the reorganization of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank and the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District. (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 56 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: LEVEES: Provides for the reorganization of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank and the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Patrick Connick (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 734.

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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick ConnickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Mark AbrahamCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Sidney BarthelemyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Gary CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Royce DuplessisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Mike FésiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Franklin FoilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Jimmy HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Jay LuneauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Jay MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Jeremy StineCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
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. 734.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  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. 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. Called from the calendar.
  10. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  11. Received from the House with amendments.
  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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