SB 66 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

DISCRIMINATION: Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25)

SB 66 defines "military status" to clarify protections against discrimination in education, employment, public accommodations, and housing. It specifically includes active/reserve U.S. military members and their dependents (with a defined 180-day support requirement) under existing anti-discrimination law. The bill adds this definition to Louisiana Revised Statute 23:322(10), making it explicit who qualifies for these protections. The Senate unanimously passed the bill (39-0) in April 2025, sending it to the House for further consideration.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB66 Original → SB66 Act · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated from a draft version to its final enrolled form, adding the names of all sponsoring legislators and correcting the official title to include new statutory sections. The core policy regarding the prohibition of discrimination based on military status in schools, employment, and housing remains substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added the full list of sponsoring Senators and Representatives to the bill header.

Updated the bill title to reflect the correct statutory sections being amended and added a new section for definitions.

Changed the document status from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' and updated page counts.

Corrected a typo in Section 111 where 'Section' was repeated unnecessarily.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 5, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

upper

1 primary · 45 co-sponsors