SB281Introduced in the Senate
Provides for changes to the Baker Economic Development District. (gov sig)
Introduced by Regina Barrow, District 15
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for changes to the Baker Economic Development District. (gov sig)
Where it stands
Effective date 5/31/2026.
June 1, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on SB 281 FINAL PASSAGE (#1319) · May 18, 2026
64
Yes
26
No
15
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
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | No |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Absent |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Absent |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | No |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | No |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | No |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
Reported with amendments.
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 26. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House without amendments.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Becomes Act No. 594 without the Governor's signature.
Effective date 5/31/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #2167 L&M Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2032 L&M Draft (amendment)
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2255 Miller G. Proposed (amendment)
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