HB547

Provides for election offenses

Complete·5/15/26

Louisiana HB547 prohibits election offenses including voting fraud and photographing voter registration information.

Louisiana HB547 amends existing law to prohibit several election offenses, including voting or attempting to vote more than once, voting while knowing oneself to be unqualified, and photographing or reproducing voter registration information in precinct registers. The bill retains existing penalties for these offenses, which include fines and imprisonment. The new provision specifically targets the unauthorized reproduction of voter registration information.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

33 Yea

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0 Nay

6 Absent

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Calendar

Apr 22

9:00 AM

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs

Mar 25

9:00 AM

House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs

History

May 15

House

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 163.

May 15

House

Effective date: 08/01/2026.

May 13

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate.