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HB359Introduced in the House

Provides relative to the death of a candidate for a party primary office who is not affiliated with a major political party (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Passed

Introduced by Beau Beaullieu, District 48

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Provides relative to the death of a candidate for a party primary office who is not affiliated with a major political party (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Where it stands

Effective date: 06/03/2026.

June 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 359 ADOPT (#1598) · May 31, 2026

33

Yes

0

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Owen1Yes
Edward Price2Yes
Sidney Barthelemy3Yes
Jimmy Harris4Yes
Royce Duplessis5Absent
Rick Edmonds6Yes
Gary Carter7Yes
Patrick Connick8Yes
Cameron Henry9Yes
Kirk Talbot10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  5. Reported favorably (11-0).

  6. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.

  8. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  9. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  10. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  11. Reported with amendments.

  12. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  13. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  14. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  15. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  16. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.

  17. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  18. Called from the calendar.

  19. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

  20. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  21. House conferees appointed: Beaullieu, Boudreaux, and Hebert.

  22. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  23. Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Cathey, and McMath.

  24. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  25. Conference committee report received.

  26. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

  27. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

  28. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  29. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  30. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.

  31. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  32. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  33. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  34. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  35. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 639.

  36. Effective date: 06/03/2026.

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