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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SCR 8: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, March 16, 2026, as Amite Oyster Festival Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and commends the Amite Oyster Festival for its historical, cultural, and economic significance to the city of Amite, and Tangipahoa Parish for its enduring legacy since 1976.

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

SCR 8 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Louisiana Senate on March 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, March 16, 2026, as Amite Oyster Festival Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and commends the Amite Oyster Festival for its historical, cultural, and economic significance to the city of Amite, and Tangipahoa Parish for its enduring legacy since 1976. Primary sponsor: Bill Wheat (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 3/19/2026.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill WheatPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Beth MizellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12

“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. Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 3/19/2026.
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Read by title, concurred in.
  5. Received from the House without amendments.
  6. Received in the House from the Senate.
  7. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
  8. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
  9. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Sources

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