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LouisianaSB 902025 Regular SessionSenate

ELECTION OFFENSES: Prohibits betting or wagering on elections. (8/1/25)

Sponsored By: Rick Edmonds (Republican)

Signed by Governor

House and Governmental AffairsSenate and Governmental Affairs

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Louisiana bans betting on elections

The law bans knowingly, willfully, or intentionally joining bets tied to elections governed by Louisiana’s election code. This covers bets on election results or other events arising from those elections. People cannot offer or accept these bets, take a share or money interest, or fund someone else’s bet. The ban also covers any other way of becoming part of the bet.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Rick Edmonds

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Blake Miguez

    Republican • Senate

  • Caleb Kleinpeter

    Republican • Senate

  • Glen Womack

    Republican • Senate

  • Gregory A. Miller

    Republican • Senate

  • Michael "Big Mike" Fesi

    Republican • Senate

  • Mike Reese

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 140 • No: 2

House vote • 6/2/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 91 • No: 0

House vote • 5/20/2025

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 2

Senate vote • 5/6/2025

Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 39 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 4.

    6/8/2025Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2025.

    6/8/2025Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    6/4/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/3/2025Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    6/3/2025House

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    6/2/2025House

  7. Received from the House without amendments.

    6/2/2025Senate

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/02/2025.

    5/28/2025House

  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/22/2025House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/21/2025House

  11. Reported favorably (10-2). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/20/2025House

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

    5/7/2025House

  13. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/6/2025Senate

  14. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    5/6/2025House

  15. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/5/2025Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    4/30/2025Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

    4/14/2025Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

    4/3/2025Senate

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