Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB529 — ELECTIONS: Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the definition of party primary office

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

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled -4% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Summary

ELECTIONS: Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the definition of party primary office

Bill Text

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Action History

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

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

  3. Prefiled.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Favorably

Failed 3 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3600
Democrat 0300
Total 3900
% of votes cast 25%75%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Nay
John E. Wyble Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Nay

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB529 do?
ELECTIONS: Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the definition of party primary office
Who sponsors HB529?
HB529 is sponsored by Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican).
What is the current status of HB529?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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