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LouisianaHB 5472026 Regular SessionHouse

ELECTION OFFENSES: Provides for election offenses

Sponsored By: Polly Thomas (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate and Governmental AffairsHouse and Governmental Affairs

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New limits on copying voter records

Louisiana makes knowingly, willfully, or intentionally photographing, recording, or otherwise copying voter registration information in precinct registers an election offense. This protects voters’ information but restricts copying those records. Exceptions cover clerks of court, voter registrars, the secretary of state, and their employees while performing official duties. Election day and early voting commissioners are also exempt while performing official duties. The excerpt does not state the penalty amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Polly Thomas

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Beryl Amedée

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 6

Senate vote • 5/11/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 3/31/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 92 • No: 0

House vote • 3/25/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 7 • No: 6

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 163.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/15/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/13/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/11/2026Senate

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/11/2026House

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/28/2026Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/27/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/22/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

    4/7/2026Senate

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/1/2026Senate

  13. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/31/2026House

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.

    3/30/2026House

  15. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    3/26/2026House

  16. Reported with amendments (7-6).

    3/25/2026House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

    3/9/2026House

  18. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

  19. Prefiled.

    2/26/2026House

  20. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

    2/26/2026House

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