SB319Introduced in the Senate
Provides for instructions to elections commissioners. (7/1/27)
Introduced by Thomas Pressly, District 38
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for instructions to elections commissioners. (7/1/27)
Where it stands
Effective date 7/1/2027.
June 2, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on SB 319 FINAL PASSAGE (#1528) · May 26, 2026
68
Yes
30
No
7
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 | Absent |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | No |
| 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 Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Reported with amendments.
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Called from the Calendar.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 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 House and Governmental Affairs.
Reported favorably (7-2). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 30. 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.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 5.
Effective date 7/1/2027.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #821 S&G Draft (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2172 S&G Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #2744 Pressly Adopted (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5610 H&G Draft (amendment)
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