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2026 Regular Session

HB359

Provides relative to the death of a candidate for a party primary office who is not affiliated with a major political party (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 3, 2026
Last status update
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 639.
Author
Gerald Beau Beaullieu IV

Legislative progress

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House passed March 30, 2026 Senate passed May 7, 2026 Enrolled June 1, 2026 Governor approved June 3, 2026 Became law June 3, 2026
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Partner positions

👎 1 cumulative active dislike

Dislikes

Citizens for a New Louisiana Awaiting review of version 4

This proposal risks disenfranchising voters by voiding ballots cast for a candidate whose name may still appear on the ballot. Rather than protecting the integrity of elections, it disregards voter intent and may create confusion among the electorate. Election laws should prioritize clarity and respect for valid votes, not invalidate them after the fact. If the electorate is not adequately informed of a candidate’s death, voters should not have their ballots invalidated after the fact.

Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 30, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 359 FINAL PASSAGE (#169)

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

100 yea–0 nay · 5 absent

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May 7, 2026 · Senate

Senate Vote on HB 359 FINAL PASSAGE (#663)

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

34 yea–0 nay · 5 absent

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May 13, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 359 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1244)

Passed

96 yea–0 nay · 9 absent

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May 31, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 359 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1781)

Passed

94 yea–0 nay · 11 absent

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May 31, 2026 · Senate

Senate Vote on HB 359 ADOPT (#1598)

Passed

33 yea–0 nay · 6 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Effective date: 06/03/2026.
  2. House Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 639.
  3. House Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Senate Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. House Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. House Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
  7. Senate Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. View roll call
  8. Senate Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report. View roll call
  9. House Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. View roll call
  10. House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
  11. House Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
  12. Senate Conference committee report received.
  13. House Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
  14. Senate Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Cathey, and McMath.
  15. Senate Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
  16. House House conferees appointed: Beaullieu, Boudreaux, and Hebert.
  17. Senate Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
  18. House Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
  19. House Called from the calendar.
  20. House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  21. House Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
  22. House Received from the Senate with amendments.
  23. Senate Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
  24. Senate Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  25. Senate Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  26. Senate Reported with amendments.
  27. Senate Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
  28. Senate Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  29. House Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. View roll call
  30. House Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
  31. House Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  32. House Reported favorably (11-0).
  33. House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  34. House First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
  35. House Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  36. House Prefiled.
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2123096
LegiScan session ID
2248
Source file
var/states/louisiana/source/legiscan/2248-129398a2968f/bill/HB359.json
Package observed
2026-08-07T15:15:47+00:00