Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB161 — CIVIL SERVICE: Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)

Last action — Effective date 8/1/2026.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 12, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    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).

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In plain language

The bill removes certain job eligibility requirements for some state employees related to vehicle registration.

This legislation eliminates specific employment eligibility criteria for unclassified state employees who handle vehicle registration. It aims to simplify hiring processes within this sector.

Summary

CIVIL SERVICE: Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)

Bill Text

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Action History

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

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

  3. Reported favorably.

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

  5. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 7 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

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

  8. Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  9. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

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

  11. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  13. Received from the House without amendments.

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

  15. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

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

  17. Becomes Act No. 408 without the Governor's signature.

  18. Effective date 8/1/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB161 do?
CIVIL SERVICE: Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)
Who sponsors SB161?
SB161 is sponsored by Alan Seabaugh (Republican).
What is the current status of SB161?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SB161?
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