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HB842Introduced in the House

Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code

Passed

Introduced by Beau Beaullieu, District 48

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code

Where it stands

Effective date: See Act.

May 14, 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 842 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1249) · May 13, 2026

66

Yes

29

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

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

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Danny McCormick1No
Steven Jackson2Absent
Tammy Phelps3Absent
Joy Walters4No
Dennis Bamburg5Yes
Michael Melerine6Yes
Lawrence Bagley7Absent
Raymond Crews8No
Dodie Horton9Yes
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 with amendments (8-5).

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.

  8. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  9. Notice given.

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

  11. Called from the calendar.

  12. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  13. Notice given.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.

  15. Called from the calendar.

  16. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

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

  19. Reported with amendments.

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

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

  22. Rules suspended.

  23. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  24. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  25. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.

  26. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

  27. House conferees appointed: Beaullieu, Thomas, and Wilder.

  28. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  29. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  30. Senate conference committee members appointed: Miller, Kleinpeter, and Womack.

  31. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

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

  33. Rules suspended.

  34. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 66, nays 29. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  35. Conference committee report received.

  36. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  37. Rules suspended.

  38. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays.

  39. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

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

  41. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  42. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  43. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 7.

  44. Effective date: See Act.

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