HB 281 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

ELECTION OFFENSES: Provides relative to acts prohibited during early voting or on election day (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

HB 281 creates a 600-foot "campaign-free zone" around Louisiana polling places during early voting and on election day (6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.). It directly prohibits voters, candidates, and campaign workers from wearing, displaying, or distributing campaign apparel (like hats, shirts, or signs) within this zone. The bill aims to prevent election confusion and intimidation by restricting political messaging near voting locations. This policy change affects anyone near polling places during voting hours and is intended to preserve election integrity as stated in the legislation.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Signed Jun 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB281 Original → HB281 Act 75 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was formally enrolled and approved, transitioning from a draft version to the final enacted law. The substantive legal text regarding prohibited election activities remains unchanged, but the document now includes official signatures from the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Governor, confirming its legal status.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; it continues to prohibit specific political activities within polling places and a 600-foot radius.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment status, act number (Act 75), and signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor to finalize the legislation.

Removed draft headers, legislative service digests, and explanatory notes that were present in the original bill version.

Adjusted page numbering from 'Page 1 of 3' to 'Page 1 of 2' to reflect the removal of the digest section.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

May 28, 2025

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 19, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors