HB 61 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HOLIDAYS: Creates the holiday of the Battle of New Orleans Day

HB 61 designates January 8th as "Battle of New Orleans Day" in Louisiana, honoring those who served in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. The bill creates a ceremonial state holiday without altering existing laws or imposing new requirements. It directly affects Louisiana state operations and observances, establishing a specific date for commemoration. This is a procedural bill with no substantive policy changes beyond recognizing a historical event.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2717, Owen, Robert, Adopted → HB61 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized as Act No. 113, converting the legislative text from a Senate floor amendment draft into an enrolled act ready for signature. The substantive policy content regarding Louisiana holidays and banking regulations remained unchanged, with the primary differences being the removal of amendment tracking headers and the addition of standard enrolled act formatting.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text represents the final version of the same legislation previously proposed as an amendment.

TECHNICAL

Removed Senate Floor Bureau Note headers, amendment numbers, and draft-specific page markers.

Added enrolled act title, act number (113), and standard legislative session identification.

Replaced the 'Senate Floor Amendments' title with 'AN ACT' to reflect the bill's final status.

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Mar 30, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 40

May 5, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 8. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (17-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors