LA HB691 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Passed on May 15 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-15 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for the verification of citizenship of registered voters (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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Title

Provides for the verification of citizenship of registered voters (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 691 CO-AUTHORS (#704) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 32) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 691 FINAL PASSAGE (#703) (Y: 28 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House Vote on HB 691 FINAL PASSAGE (#236) (Y: 74 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House Vote on HB 691 AMENDMENT # 2915 BY CARTER W. MOTION TO ADOPT (#235) (Y: 30 N: 71 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-15HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 6.
2026-05-13HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-13SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-12HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-11HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-11SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-28SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-27SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-01SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-03-31SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-31HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-30HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-26HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-25HouseReported with amendments (9-7).
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.
2026-02-27HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-27HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB691&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446490
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453955
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471474
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475017
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453472
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454030
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457460
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464763
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446511
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448084
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454243
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454385
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472999
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457700
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458012
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471034
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471036

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