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HB459Introduced in the House

Provides relative to the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns

Passed

Introduced by Mandie Landry, District 91

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Official description

Provides relative to the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns

Where it stands

Effective date: 08/01/2026.

June 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Vote on HB 459 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1844) · June 1, 2026

83

Yes

9

No

13

Absent or Not Voting

105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Danny McCormick1No
Steven Jackson2Yes
Tammy Phelps3Yes
Joy Walters4Absent
Dennis Bamburg5Yes
Michael Melerine6Yes
Lawrence Bagley7Absent
Raymond Crews8Absent
Dodie Horton9Absent
Wayne McMahen10Yes

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 (12-0).

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  8. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  9. Called from the calendar.

  10. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

  11. Notice given.

  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

  13. Called from the calendar.

  14. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 34. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

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

  17. Reported with amendments.

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

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

  20. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  21. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  22. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

  23. Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

  24. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  25. Senate conference committee members appointed: Miller, Duplessis, and Kleinpeter.

  26. House conferees appointed: Mandie Landry, Beaullieu, and Wyble.

  27. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  28. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  29. Conference Committee report received.

  30. Rules suspended.

  31. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 83, nays 9. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  32. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  33. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.

  34. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

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

  36. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

  37. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  38. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 806.

  39. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

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