LouisianaSB 682026 Regular SessionSenate

COURTS: Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

Sponsored By: John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican)

Adopted

Civil Law and ProcedureJudiciary A

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John C. "Jay" Morris

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 134 • No: 0

House vote • 4/28/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 92 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/24/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 38

    5/13/2026Senate
  2. Effective date: See Act.

    5/13/2026Senate
  3. Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/8/2026.

    5/11/2026Senate
  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/7/2026Senate
  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/7/2026House
  6. Rules suspended.

    5/6/2026Senate
  7. Reconsidered the vote by which the amendments were rejected.

    5/6/2026Senate
  8. Notice of reconsideration.

    5/4/2026Senate
  9. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    4/28/2026House
  10. Received from the House with amendments.

    4/28/2026Senate
  11. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/27/2026House
  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.

    4/27/2026House
  13. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    4/23/2026House
  14. Reported with amendments (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/22/2026House
  15. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

    3/25/2026House
  16. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/24/2026Senate
  17. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    3/24/2026House
  18. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/18/2026Senate
  19. Reported favorably.

    3/17/2026Senate
  20. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    3/9/2026Senate
  21. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    2/19/2026Senate

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