LA SB41 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 41

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Expands the number of days required for public bodies to publish minutes for open meetings from twenty days to forty-five days. (8/1/26)

Title

Expands the number of days required for public bodies to publish minutes for open meetings from twenty days to forty-five days. (8/1/26)

Roll Calls

2026-05-18 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 41 CONCUR (#890) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - House - House Vote on SB 41 FINAL PASSAGE (#1105) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-03-23 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 41 FINAL PASSAGE (#94) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-22	Senate	Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-22	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 348.
2026-05-20	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-19	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18	Senate	Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-11	Senate	Received from the House with amendments.
2026-05-11	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-07	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-06	House	Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-29	House	Reported with amendments (6-4). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-25	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-03-24	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-23	Senate	Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-16	Senate	Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-11	Senate	Reported favorably.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-02-10	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

Subjects

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB41&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1437691
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449283
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473719
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478297
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467335
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467582
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1437693
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450308
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467586
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471139
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452866
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470980
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473518