SB 68 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

COURTS: Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

SB 68 proposes a constitutional amendment to give the Louisiana Supreme Court exclusive authority to discipline lawyers not licensed in Louisiana who practice law or offer legal services within the state. This specifically affects out-of-state attorneys who are "specially admitted," "not admitted," "licensed in another state," or "own a law firm" in Louisiana, including those with supervisory roles over local lawyers. The amendment would revise Article V, Section 5(B) of the state constitution to clarify this jurisdiction and requires voter approval at the April 2027 election. The bill does not change existing disciplinary rules for Louisiana-licensed attorneys.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Signed May 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB68 Original → SB68 Act 38 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was finalized into an enrolled act, adding official signatures from the Senate and House leaders. The core policy text regarding the constitutional amendment to allow the Louisiana Supreme Court to discipline out-of-state lawyers remains unchanged. The primary difference is the addition of formal leadership signatures required for the bill to become law.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding attorney discipline jurisdiction is unchanged; the change is purely procedural, adding official signatures to finalize the document.

TECHNICAL

Added the title 'ACT No. 38' and the signatures of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives to finalize the bill as law.

Removed the 'ORIGINAL' designation and the Senate Legislative Services digest section, which are no longer needed once the bill is enacted.

Updated the page header from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' to reflect the bill's final status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Apr 28, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Mar 17, 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 Judiciary A.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors