SB365

Creates the Louisiana Voting Rights Act. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Introduced·2/27/26
Ment Text

Louisiana SB365 creates the Louisiana Voting Rights Act to prevent voter suppression and vote dilution.

Louisiana SB365 establishes the Louisiana Voting Rights Act, which prohibits voter suppression and vote dilution based on race, color, or language minority status. The act creates the Louisiana Voting Rights Commission to oversee preclearance of election policies and practices in covered political subdivisions. The commission is responsible for determining which political subdivisions are covered and publishing a list of these subdivisions annually.

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Where it stands

Current
Governmental Affairs Committee
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Committee decision

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Apr 8

10:00 AM

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs

History

Mar 9

Senate

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

Feb 27

Senate

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.