SB 107 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

ELECTION DAYS: Provides that the election scheduled for April 17, 2027, shall be a statewide election. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

SB 107 sets April 17, 2027, as a statewide election date specifically for Louisiana voters to approve or reject proposed constitutional amendments. The bill requires that any constitutional amendments approved by both legislative chambers during the 2026 regular session must be submitted to voters in this election. If no such amendments are approved by the 2026 session, the bill becomes void and has no effect. This is a procedural bill establishing a voting mechanism, not a policy change affecting specific groups or programs.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 22, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB107 Original → SB107 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled act, adding formal signatures from the Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor to make it official law. The substantive text regarding the April 17, 2027 special election for constitutional amendments remained unchanged, but the final version now includes a specific condition that the act becomes void if no constitutional amendment is approved during the 2026 session.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on authorizing a special election for constitutional amendments, but the enrolled version adds a conditional clause stating the law is void if no amendments are submitted for a vote.

REQUIREMENT

Added signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor, which are required to finalize the bill into an enrolled act.

Revised Section 4 to explicitly state that the Act becomes void and has no effect if no proposed constitutional amendment specifying the April 2027 election is concurred in by the legislature during the 2026 session.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original Senate Legislative Services digest and header information, which are not part of the final legal text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2026 · House May 11, 2026

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 40

Apr 21, 2026

D Democratic12

8 Yea 4

66% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 5, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 9, 2026

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 · 0 co-sponsors