SB458 — LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for local ethics entities. (8/1/26)
Last action — Effective date 8/1/2026.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 21, 2026.
Prognosis
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Enacted
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).
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 establishes local ethics entities for local agencies.
This legislation aims to create local ethics entities within local agencies. It is designed to enhance ethical governance at the local level.
Summary
LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for local ethics entities. (8/1/26)
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read SB458 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
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Reported favorably.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed 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, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
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Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 518.
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Effective date 8/1/2026.
Sponsors
- Patrick McMath · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Patrick McMath 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.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB458 do?
- LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for local ethics entities. (8/1/26)
- Who sponsors SB458?
- SB458 is sponsored by Patrick McMath (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB458?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB458?
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