ELECTION DAYS: Provides that the election scheduled for April 17, 2027, shall be a statewide election. (gov...
This bill schedules a statewide election for April 17, 2027, to submit proposed constitutional amendments to voters. The election will be conducted according to the Louisiana Election Code.
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SB 107 — ELECTION DAYS: Provides that the election scheduled for April 17, 2027, shall be a statewide election. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 243.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 15, 2026.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
Sets a statewide election date for proposed constitutional amendments on April 17, 2027.
This bill schedules a statewide election for April 17, 2027, to submit proposed constitutional amendments to voters. The election will be conducted according to the Louisiana Election Code.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
12 added · 32 removedPlain-language change summary
One line was removed from the bill SB 107, specifically the reference to "ACTNo.243." This change means that the bill will no longer mention or rely on that prior act. This matters because it could simplify the bill or clarify its intent, ensuring it stands on its own without referencing older legislation.
SLS 26RS-344 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
107 BY SENATOR MORRIS ELECTIONAN DAYS.ACT To provide for a special statewide election to be held on April 17, 2027, for the purpose of submitting proposed constitutional amendments to the electors of the state;
Provides that the election scheduled for April 17, 2027, shall be a statewide election.
(gov sig) AN ACT To provide for a special statewide election to be held on April 17, 2027, for the purpose of submitting proposed constitutional amendments to the electors of the state;
If vetoed bythe governorandgovernor and subsequentlyapprovedbythe legislature, this Act shall become effective on the dayfollowing such approval.
PageSection 14. of 2 Coding:
This Act shall be void and of no effect if no proposed constitutional amendment as contained in a joint resolution that specifies the special statewide election Page 1 of 2 Coding:
SLS 26RS-344 ENGROSSED SB NO.
107 SectionENROLLED 4.provided in this Act as the statewide election at which the proposed constitutional amendmentshallbesubmittedtotheelectorsisconcurredinbyeachhouseofthelegislature during the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
ThisPRESIDENT ActOF shallTHE beSENATE voidSPEAKER andOF ofTHE noHOUSE effectOF ifREPRESENTATIVES noGOVERNOR proposedOF constitutionalTHE amendmentSTATE asOF containedLOUISIANA inAPPROVED: a joint resolution that specifies the special statewide election provided in this Act as the statewide election at which the proposed constitutional amendmentshallbesubmittedtotheelectorsisconcurredinbyeachhouseofthelegislature during the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 107 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Morris Presentconstitution(Const.Art.XIII,§1(A)(1))requiresthateachjointresolutionproposing a constitutional amendment specify the statewide election at which the proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the state's electors for ratification.
Provides thatspecialelectionsforsubmittingproposedconstitutionalamendmentsmaybeauthorized by law.
Proposed law provides for a special election on Saturday, April 17, 2027,forthepurpose of submitting to the state's electors proposed constitutional amendments contained in joint resolutions concurred in during the 2026 Regular Session.
Provides that proposed law shall be void and of no effect if no proposed constitutional amendment that specifies the special statewide election on April 17, 2027, as the statewide election at which the proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the electors is concurred in.
Proposed law provides that the election shall be held in compliance with applicable provisions of present law (La.
Election Code).
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 243.
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Effective date: See Act.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House without amendments.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported favorably.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- John C. "Jay" Morris · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 20 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- John C. "Jay" Morris Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 59 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 72 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 19% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 107?
- SB 107 is sponsored by John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 107?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2026. Enacted.
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