SB288Introduced in the Senate
Provides relative to background checks. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Introduced by Mike Reese, District 30
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides relative to background checks. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date 8/1/2026.
May 29, 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 288 FINAL PASSAGE (#1365) · May 19, 2026
94
Yes
0
No
11
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 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Absent |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Absent |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Reported with amendments.
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Rules suspended.
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, 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 Administration of Criminal Justice.
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House without amendments.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 483.
Effective date 8/1/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #1225 JUDB Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #1230 JUDB Draft (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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