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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 701 Redraws State Senate Election Districts
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Sponsor: Edmond Jordan
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What This Bill Proposed
REAPPORTIONMENT/SENATE: Provides for the districts for the election of members of the Senate
Changes which specific geographic precincts and voters are assigned to each of Louisiana's 39 state senatorial districts for upcoming candidate qualifying and elections starting in 2027.
- State legislatures are required to redraw legislative districts following each decennial federal census to ensure equal representation by population. context
- Louisiana's state Senate is composed of 39 members elected from single-member districts. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Louisiana Voters
State Senate Candidates
Candidates must campaign within the newly defined geographic boundaries of the 39 senatorial districts.
Parish Governing Authorities
Local parish bodies are referenced regarding precinct submissions and subdivisions incorporated into the state shapefiles.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many districts does the new plan create for the Louisiana Senate?
Do the new district boundaries cut short any current senator's term?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Version history
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Complete Replacement of Senate Electoral Map
The bill entirely repeals the existing statute (R.S. 24:35.1) governing Senate districts and replaces it with a completely new apportionment statute (R.S. 24:35).
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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