HB270 — VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last action — Involuntarily deferred in committee.
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Bill Text
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Read HB270 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Involuntarily deferred in committee.
Sponsors
- T. Landry · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 44% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB270 do?
- VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
- Who sponsors HB270?
- HB270 is sponsored by Landry, T..
- What is the current status of HB270?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB270?
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