2026 Louisiana legislative session

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2026 Louisiana legislative session
General information
Scheduled session start:    March 9, 2026 Scheduled session end:    June 1, 2026
Leadership
Senate President Cameron Henry (R) House Speaker Phillip DeVillier (R) Majority Leader Senate: Jeremy Stine (R) House: Michael Echols (R) Minority Leader Senate: Gerald Boudreaux (D) House: Kyle Green Jr. (D)
Elections
Next Election:    November 20, 2027 Last Election:    November 18, 2023
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In 2026, the Louisiana State Legislature is scheduled to convene on March 9, 2026 and adjourn on June 1, 2026.

The legislators serving in this session took office following the 2023 elections. Republicans won a 28-11 majority in the Senate and a 73-32 majority in the House. The party also controlled the governorship, creating a Republican state government trifecta. At the start of the 2026 session, Louisiana was one of 19 state legislatures where Republicans had a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers.

At the beginning of the 2026 legislative session:

Republicans held a majority in the Louisiana state House and state Senate.

Louisiana was one of 23 Republican state government trifectas.

Louisiana's governor was Republican Jeff Landry.

Leadership in 2026

Louisiana State Senate

• Senate president: Cameron Henry (R)
• Majority leader: Jeremy Stine (R)
• Minority leader: Gerald Boudreaux (D)

Louisiana House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House: Phillip DeVillier (R)
• Majority leader: Michael Echols (R)
• Minority leader: Kyle Green Jr. (D)

Partisan control in 2026

See also: State government trifectas

Louisiana was one of 23 Republican state government trifectas at the start of 2026 legislative sessions. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governor's office, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House. For more information about state government trifectas, click here.

Louisiana was also one of 19 state legislatures where Republicans had a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers. Veto overrides occur when a legislature votes to reverse a veto issued by an executive such as a governor or the president. If one party has a majority in a state legislature that is large enough to override a gubernatorial veto without any votes from members of the minority party, it is called a veto-proof majority or, sometimes, a supermajority. To read more about veto-proof supermajorities in state legislatures, click here.

The following tables show the partisan breakdown of the Louisiana State Legislature in the 2026 legislative session.

Louisiana State Senate

Partisan composition, Louisiana State Senate

As of January 2026
Party	Members
Democratic	10
Republican	28
Other	0
Vacancies	1
Total	39

Louisiana House of Representatives

Partisan composition, Louisiana House of Representatives

As of January 2026
Party	Members
Democratic	29
Republican	71
Other	0
Vacancies	5
Total	105

Regular session

The list below shows up to 25 pieces of legislation in the 2026 legislative session that most recently passed both chambers of the legislature, were signed by the governor, or were approved by the legislature in a veto override. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation has met these criteria yet in 2026. This information is provided by BillTrack50.

Standing legislative committees

See also: Standing committee and List of committees in Louisiana state government

A standing committee of a state legislature is a committee that exists on a more-or-less permanent basis, from legislative session to session, that considers and refines legislative bills that fall under the committee's subject matter.

At the beginning of the 2026 legislative session, there were 37 standing committees in Louisiana's state government, including four joint legislative committees, 17 state Senate committees, and 16 state House committees.

Joint legislative committees

• Joint Capital Outlay Committee
• Joint Legislative Budget Committee
• Medicaid Oversight Committee
• Technology and Cybersecurity Committee

Senate committees

• Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee
• Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee
• Environmental Quality Committee
• Finance Committee
• Health & Welfare Committee
• Judiciary A Committee
• Judiciary B Committee
• Judiciary C Committee
• Labor & Industrial Relations Committee
• Local & Municipal Affairs Committee
• Natural Resources Committee
• Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee
• Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Retirement Committee
• Transportation, Highways & Public Works Committee

House committees

• Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
• Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
• Appropriations Committee
• Civil Law and Procedure Committee
• Commerce Committee
• Health and Welfare Committee
• House Education Committee
• House Insurance Committee
• House Retirement Committee
• House and Governmental Affairs Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
• Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee
• Natural Resources and Environment Committee
• Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

Legislatively referred constitutional amendments

In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are also many other types of statewide measures.

The methods by which the Louisiana Constitution can be amended:

See also: Article XIII of the Louisiana Constitution and Laws governing ballot measures in Louisiana

The Louisiana Constitution provides two mechanisms for amending the state's constitution— a legislative process and a state constitutional convention. Louisiana requires a simple majority vote (50% plus 1) for voters to approve constitutional amendments.

Legislature

See also: Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

According to Article XII, the state Legislature can refer constitutional amendments to the ballot for voters to decide. A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one session of the Louisiana State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 70 votes in the Louisiana House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Louisiana State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments can be referred to the ballot in odd-numbered years and even-numbered years in Louisiana.

Convention

See also: Convention-referred constitutional amendment

According to Article XII, the state legislature can provide for the calling of a constitutional convention by law enacted by two-thirds of the members of each chamber of the legislature.

Historical partisan control

The table below depicts the historical trifecta status of Louisiana.

Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Seven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Historical Senate control

Republicans won control of the Louisiana State Senate in 2011. In 2023, they won a 28-11 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Louisiana Senate following every general election from 1991 to 2023. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Louisiana State Senate election results: 1991-2023

Party	91	95	99	03	07	11	15	19	23
Democrats	33	25	27	24	24	15	14	12	11
Republicans	6	14	12	15	15	24	25	27	28

Historical House control

Republicans won control of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2011. In 2023, they won a 73-32 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Louisiana House following every general election from 1991 to 2023. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Louisiana House of Representatives election results: 1991-2023

Party	91	95	99	03	07	11	15	19	23
Democrats	86	76	75	68	53	45	42	35	32
Republicans	17	28	30	36	50	58	61	68	73
Other	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	0

Analysis

Adopted legislation, 2011-2024

See also: The State Legislative Decade - Louisiana

In 2024, Ballotpedia released analysis of bills enacted in each state in the preceding decade. The charts and table below detail legislation passed each year by party sponsorship.

See also

Elections	Louisiana State Government	State Legislatures	State Politics
Louisiana State Senate elections, 2027 Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2027	Louisiana State Legislature Louisiana House of Representatives Louisiana State Senate Governor of Louisiana Louisiana Supreme Court	State legislative elections, 2027 State legislative special elections, 2026 State legislative elections, 2025 State legislative elections, 2023	State government trifectas State government triplexes Veto overrides in state legislatures State executives State courts Ballot measures

External links

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