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2026 Regular Session

HB842

Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 14, 2026
Last status update
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Author
Gerald Beau Beaullieu IV

Legislative progress

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House passed April 7, 2026 Senate passed May 6, 2026 Enrolled May 13, 2026 Governor approved May 14, 2026 Became law May 14, 2026
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CLOSED PRIMARY PREP: This bill converts Louisiana’s election system from a patchwork of legacy practices into a more standardized, system-driven framework—modernizing voter registration data, tightening administrative procedures, and quietly aligning the state’s election code for the impending implementation of closed party primaries. It also addresses practical operational challenges—such as allowing cross-parish staff assistance—to help election officials manage staffing shortages and administer elections more efficiently.

Recorded floor votes

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

April 7, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 842 FINAL PASSAGE (#332)

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

74 yea–25 nay · 6 absent

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May 6, 2026 · Senate

Senate Vote on HB 842 FINAL PASSAGE (#643)

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

28 yea–9 nay · 2 absent

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May 11, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 842 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1086)

Passed

97 yea–0 nay · 8 absent

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May 13, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 842 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1249)

Passed

67 yea–27 nay · 11 absent

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May 13, 2026 · Senate

Senate Vote on HB 842 ADOPT (#820)

Passed

29 yea–7 nay · 3 absent

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May 13, 2026 · House

House Vote on HB 842 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1249)

Passed

66 yea–29 nay · 10 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Effective date: See Act.
  2. House Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 7.
  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 29 yeas and 7 nays. View roll call
  8. Senate Rules suspended.
  9. Senate Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report. View roll call
  10. Senate Conference committee report received.
  11. House Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 66, nays 29. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
  12. House Rules suspended.
  13. House Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
  14. Senate Conference committee report received.
  15. House Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
  16. Senate Senate conference committee members appointed: Miller, Kleinpeter, and Womack.
  17. Senate Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
  18. Senate Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
  19. House House conferees appointed: Beaullieu, Thomas, and Wilder.
  20. House Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
  21. House Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
  22. House Received from the Senate with amendments.
  23. Senate The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
  24. Senate Rules suspended.
  25. Senate Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  26. Senate Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  27. Senate Reported with amendments.
  28. Senate Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
  29. Senate Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  30. House Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. View roll call
  31. House Called from the calendar.
  32. House Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
  33. House Notice given.
  34. House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  35. House Called from the calendar.
  36. House Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
  37. House Notice given.
  38. House Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  39. House Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
  40. House Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  41. House Reported with amendments (8-5).
  42. House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  43. House First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
  44. House Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  45. House Prefiled.
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2126963
LegiScan session ID
2248
Source file
var/states/louisiana/source/legiscan/2248-129398a2968f/bill/HB842.json
Package observed
2026-08-07T15:15:47+00:00