SB 90 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

ELECTION OFFENSES: Prohibits betting or wagering on elections. (8/1/25)

SB 90 prohibits betting or wagering on election outcomes in Louisiana. It directly affects anyone who makes, accepts, or facilitates bets related to elections, including offering bets, taking shares, or providing funds for such wagers. The bill adds specific prohibitions to election offense laws, banning actions like placing bets on election results or acting as a party to election-related wagers. This creates a clear legal ban on gambling activities tied to elections, effective August 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB90 Original → SB90 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was finalized into law (Act No. 4) and expanded the list of election offenses to explicitly include betting or wagering on elections. The sponsors were updated to include seven legislators, and the document was converted from a draft to an enrolled act with signatures from the Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new prohibition against betting or wagering on elections to the existing list of election offenses.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement prohibiting any person from acting in any manner to become a party to a bet or wager on an election.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill status from 'Original' draft to 'Enrolled' Act No. 4, including signatures from the Governor and legislative leaders.

Expanded the list of bill sponsors from one senator to seven senators.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

May 6, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 21, 2025

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (10-2). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 7, 2025

Committee

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

lower

May 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

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

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors