SB477Introduced in the Senate
Provides relative to the retirement eligibility of the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. (2/3-CA10s29.1(A)(3)) (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)
Introduced by Edward Price, District 2
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Official description
Provides relative to the retirement eligibility of the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. (2/3-CA10s29.1(A)(3)) (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)
Where it stands
Effective date 5/15/2026.
May 15, 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 477 FINAL PASSAGE (#1199) · May 12, 2026
83
Yes
8
No
14
Absent or Not Voting
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| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | No |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | No |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | No |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Reported favorably.
Read by title. 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 Retirement.
Reported favorably (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 8. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was 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. 269.
Effective date 5/15/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Floor Amendment #2012 Price Adopted (amendment)
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