SCR 15 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Recognizes the mutual interests of Quebec and Louisiana and welcomes the Honorable Christopher Skeete, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie to the Louisiana State Capitol.

This bill is a concurrent resolution that formally recognizes the shared cultural, linguistic, and economic ties between the state of Louisiana and the Canadian province of Quebec. It highlights existing cooperation agreements in areas such as education, Francophone culture, and trade, while welcoming Quebec's Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie to the Louisiana State Capitol. The resolution serves as a symbolic gesture to strengthen legislative dialogue between the two jurisdictions and directs a copy of the document to the visiting minister.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

SCR15 Original → SCR15 Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 25, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from its original draft to the enrolled version, which is the final, legally binding text. The substantive policy content remains the same: recognizing the bond between Quebec and Louisiana and welcoming a specific minister. The enrolled version adds standard legal formatting, including a formal 'Whereas' clause structure and specific 'Be It Resolved' resolutions required for the bill to take effect.

TECHNICAL

The text was restructured from a simple narrative format into the formal legal format required for enrolled legislation, including numbered 'Whereas' clauses and 'Be It Resolved' sections.

Signatures and titles for the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House were added to the end of the document, indicating final approval by both chambers.

The original draft included a 'Digest' section and a disclaimer about the digest not being part of the law; these were removed as they are not part of the final enacted text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2026

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 39

Mar 18, 2026

D Democratic11

8 Yea 3

72% Yea

R Republican28

24 Yea 4

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, rules suspended, concurred in.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title and adopted by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors