SB78Introduced in the Senate
Provides for the governing authority of the Shreveport Downtown Development District. (8/1/26)
Introduced by Samuel Jenkins, District 39
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for the governing authority of the Shreveport Downtown Development District. (8/1/26)
Where it stands
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
May 31, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on SB 78 ADOPT (#1570) · May 29, 2026
11
Yes
25
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | No |
| Edward Price | 2 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | No |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | No |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | No |
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 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 37 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 with amendments (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
Senate conference committee members appointed: Jenkins, Boudreaux, and Luneau.
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
House conferees appointed: Jackson, Gadberry, and Walters.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Conference committee report received.
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
Conference Committee Report read; failed to be adopted by a vote of 11 yeas and 25 nays.
Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
Notice of Senate rejecting Conference Committee Report.
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #4810 MPC Proposed (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4605 MPC Draft (amendment)
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