Louisiana · 2026

SB 41

PUBLIC MEETINGS: Expands the number of days required for public bodies to publish minutes for open meetings from twenty days to forty-five days. (8/1/26)

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Louisiana Senate Bill 41 proposes to expand the timeframe for public bodies to publish minutes of open meetings from twenty days to forty-five days. The legislation is scheduled for an effective date of August 1, 2026.

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Motion / questionChamberStageRollOutcomeYeaNayOtherDateSource
CONCUR (#890) upper e7aa50dc-50e7-4869-b633-4690ed4fbfcb pass 34 0 3 May 18, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e7aa50dc-50e7-4869-b633-4690ed4fbfcb CC0-1.0
FINAL PASSAGE (#1105) lower 2885b6d4-9221-416e-a433-c220ed1cc0a0 pass 95 0 7 May 11, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2885b6d4-9221-416e-a433-c220ed1cc0a0 CC0-1.0
FINAL PASSAGE (#94) upper 1b0e871e-8389-4a53-93cd-2beeee205f9a pass 32 0 4 Mar 23, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b0e871e-8389-4a53-93cd-2beeee205f9a CC0-1.0