HB 856 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

VOTING/MACHINES: Provides that the secretary of state shall be responsible for voting system maintenance and repair (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)

This bill requires that voting machines and their software be designed and manufactured entirely within the United States. It adds a new provision to state law mandating domestic production for all voting system components. The legislation directly affects the state's election infrastructure by setting a sourcing requirement for voting equipment.

Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

May 2024

Governor

Introduced Apr 2, 2024 Last action May 30, 2024

Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2024 · House Apr 23, 2024

How they voted

31–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 37

May 23, 2024

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican25

22 Yea 3

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate conference committee members appointed: Fields, Reese, and Talbot.

upper

May 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

upper

May 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 13, 2024

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 16, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Apr 3, 2024

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors