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Louisiana 2026

SB 479

JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act)

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-05 01:21:20 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-03-31 00:00:00

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Actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 916.

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Effective date 6/12/2026.

  3. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  4. Conference Committee report received.

  5. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays.

  6. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  7. Rules suspended.

  8. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 73, nays 20. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  9. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  10. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

    enrolled

  11. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  12. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

    executive-receipt

  13. Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.

  14. House conferees appointed: Bacala, Beaullieu, and Villio.

  15. Senate conference committee members appointed: Kleinpeter, Miller, and Morris.

  16. Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

  17. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  18. Called from the calendar.

  19. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 22. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    passage

  20. Received from the House with amendments.

    receipt

  21. Notice given.

  22. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

  23. Called from the calendar.

  24. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  25. Called from the calendar.

  26. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  27. Notice given.

  28. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.

  29. Called from the calendar.

  30. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  31. Notice given.

  32. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.

  33. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  34. Notice given.

  35. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.

  36. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.

  37. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

    reading-3

  38. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  39. Reported with amendments (9-6). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    committee-passage-favorable

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

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  41. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  42. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  43. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  44. Reported favorably.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  46. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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