HB 1096 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

UTILITY/ELEC COOPS: Provides relative to the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws of an electric cooperative

This bill allows electric cooperatives in Louisiana to adopt, amend, or repeal their internal bylaws through either their board of directors or their members. The key provision grants the board of directors the authority to manage routine bylaw changes, while reserving the exclusive right to members for major decisions like dissolving the cooperative or selling significant assets. The legislation also ensures that any board-approved bylaws must not conflict with existing state laws governing cooperatives. These changes provide more flexibility for cooperative leadership to update their governance rules without requiring a vote from all members for every adjustment.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB1096 Original HB1096 Act 703 · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill streamlines governance for electric cooperatives by shifting the authority to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws from a shared power between members and the board of directors to the exclusive authority of the board of directors. This change simplifies the decision-making process, allowing boards to manage their internal rules more efficiently without requiring a separate vote from the membership for routine bylaw changes. The update also removes administrative headers and digest summaries from the final enrolled version of the act.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's substantive policy remains focused on electric cooperatives, but the applicability of the rule regarding bylaw authority has narrowed to exclude member votes unless the bylaws explicitly state otherwise.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for adopting, amending, or repealing bylaws so that the board of directors has the primary authority, removing the default requirement for member approval.

TECHNICAL

Removed the digest, legislative services notes, and original bill headers from the final enrolled text.

Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 25, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 14, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jacob Landry
RRepublican
LA
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