Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB906 — ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides for nominating petitions and party primary elections

Last action — Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  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 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • 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).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill outlines processes for nominating petitions and party primary elections.

This legislation establishes rules for how candidates can be nominated and how party primary elections will be conducted. It aims to clarify the procedures involved in the election process.

Summary

ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides for nominating petitions and party primary elections

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Prefiled.

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

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

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

  5. Reported with amendments (11-0).

  6. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.

  8. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 19. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  9. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  10. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  11. Reported favorably.

  12. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  13. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  14. Rules suspended.

  15. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 20 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

House: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 67 Yea · 19 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 468011
Democrat 14906
Unaffiliated 7202
Total 6719019
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Henry, C. — Nay
Miller — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Not Voting
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Chasity Martinez Democrat Nay
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Not Voting
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
Jerome Zeringue Republican Not Voting
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
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 Nay
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Not Voting
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Not Voting
Mark Wright Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With Amendments

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8000
Democrat 3000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB906 do?
ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides for nominating petitions and party primary elections
Who sponsors HB906?
HB906 is sponsored by Beth Anne Billings (Republican).
What is the current status of HB906?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB906?
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