HB 691 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

VOTING/REGISTRATION: Provides for the verification of citizenship of registered voters (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HB 691 requires Louisiana’s secretary of state to annually check all registered voters against the federal SAVE system (which verifies citizenship for benefits) before federal elections. It mandates that potential noncitizen registrations identified through this check be investigated by the Division of Election Integrity, with findings sent to prosecutors. If confirmed noncitizens, their voter registrations may be challenged by parish registrars under existing law. The bill also requires annual reports to the legislature detailing checks performed, challenges issued, and cancellations, while requiring secure handling of voter data per state and federal standards. This procedural bill directly affects Louisiana voters whose citizenship is verified through this system.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

HB691 Original → HB691 Act · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled into law, adding co-sponsors to the original author. The substantive policy content regarding voter registration checks and noncitizen challenges remained unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the text layout.

Scope change

None; the bill's applicability and scope remain identical to the original version.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors (Senators Cathey, Hodges, Kleinpeter, Miguez, Morris, Talbot, and Womack) to the list of bill authors.

Updated document headers and page numbering to reflect the final enrolled status (Act No. 6) and removed draft coding instructions.

Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2026 · House Mar 31, 2026

How they voted

28–9

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 11, 2026

D Democratic12

2 Yea 8 Nay 2

66% Nay

R Republican28

26 Yea 1 Nay 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (9-7).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors