LA HB400 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on April 14 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-15 - Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Provides that bond and tax elections shall be held only on regularly scheduled fall election dates (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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Title

Provides that bond and tax elections shall be held only on regularly scheduled fall election dates (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-13 - House - House Vote on HB 400 FINAL PASSAGE (#462) (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-15SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-14SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-13HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-04-09HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-09HouseNotice given.
2026-04-09HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-09HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-04-07HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-04-07HouseNotice given.
2026-03-25HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-23HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
2026-03-23HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-18HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-25HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-25HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB400&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1444041
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451533
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461887
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450678
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451473
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455518
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1444060
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450273
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451661
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451797
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461905
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463650
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461644

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