SB479Introduced in the Senate
Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act)
Introduced by John Morris, District 35
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act)
Where it stands
Effective date 6/12/2026.
June 12, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on SB 479 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1851) · June 1, 2026
73
Yes
20
No
12
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 | 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
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 Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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 27 yeas and 9 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 with amendments (9-6). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 22. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
House conferees appointed: Bacala, Beaullieu, and Villio.
Senate conference committee members appointed: Kleinpeter, Miller, and Morris.
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Conference Committee report received.
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays.
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Rules suspended.
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 73, nays 20. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 916.
Effective date 6/12/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2244 Miller G. Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #2414 Miller G. Adopted (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4712 H&G Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5121 H&G Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #6305 Bacala Adopted (amendment)
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