2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
After the Gavel: Louisiana
Republicans held 28 of 39 Senate seats and 72 of 105 House seats at the start of the 2026 session, with a Republican governor, Jeff Landry. Those numbers clear the two-thirds mark Louisiana requires to override a veto (26 in the Senate, 70 in the House), so Republicans could override a veto without Democratic votes.
After the Gavel analyzed bills from Louisiana's 2026 Regular Session, organized into 10 posts. Some are grouped by theme, because a single bill rarely tells the whole story and related bills, read together, usually do.
This is our read of the bills. We encourage every reader to read the legislation for themselves and reach their own conclusions.
Every post links to the enrolled text or enacted law it draws from. Every claim here traces to the legislation or a named outside source.
HB691 runs every registrant through the federal SAVE system once a year, sends possible noncitizens to investigators, and cancels confirmed cases only through the existing challenge process.
1 Bill HB613HB613 puts an eagle-in-flight image on driver's licenses and state ID cards when the holder's U.S. citizenship has been verified, and leaves the design and documentation rules to the Office of Motor Vehicles.
1 Bill HB977HB977 requires app stores to sort users by age and get a parent's consent before a minor downloads or buys. Parents can vouch for their own children, and developers cannot sell the age data.
1 Bill SB386SB386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, lets residents see, correct, delete, and stop the sale of their personal data, with the attorney general as the only enforcer. State agencies exempt themselves.
1 Bill SB353SB353 lets public college systems offer free digital student IDs through the state's LA Wallet app, and bars a biometric identification platform from charging anyone for its use.
1 Bill HB775 · HB106HB775 requires a parent's consent before a provider treats a minor, with listed exceptions, and opens a child's medical records to parents. HB106 makes it a crime to give a child melatonin without a parent's written permission.
2 Bills, One Package HB137HB137 sets prison terms of up to 15 years for terrorizing a school, requires schools to warn students and parents, and exposes parents to civil fines and response costs when a child is adjudicated.
1 Bill HB251 · HB245 · HB322HB251 bars a court from vacating a conviction or cutting a sentence without letting the victim be heard. HB245 adds notice before medical parole hearings, and HB322 ends fees for victims who request parole board testimony.
3 Bills, One Package HB1039 · HB633HB1039 adds protections for businesses facing local sales tax audits. HB633 lowers the estimated-tax prepayment needed to avoid an underpayment penalty from 90 percent to 70 percent.
2 Bills, One Package HB1010 · SB318HB1010 does two separate things: it requires parish-by-parish property tax data, and it bars aircraft-tracking signals from being used to calculate property taxes. SB318 expands public reporting on state and local tax exemptions.
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