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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana creates a one-year promotional play pilot program for slot machines and protects local funding floors
Last action · June 25, 2026: Effective date: 07/01/2026.Sponsors: Steven Jackson and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana establishes an enhanced promotional play pilot program for slot machine proceeds from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, while guaranteeing that local governing authorities receive no less revenue than they did in the 2025-2026 .
Local parish governments and specified entities are legally guaranteed a revenue floor equal to their 2025-2026 receipts, protecting local budgets from declines tied to the new one-year gaming pilot program.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
local governing authorities
Local governing authorities are guaranteed to receive no less revenue than they received during the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
licensed eligible facility operators
Licensees participate in the promotional play pilot program, must adhere to assignment restrictions on promotional wagers, and must submit a comprehensive report by March 1, 2027.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
50 actions- Jun 25, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 963 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 25, 2026HouseEffective date: 07/01/2026.
- Jun 4, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Jun 1, 2026SenateNotice of change in House Conference Committee membership: Freeman vice Hilferty.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseConference Committee report received.
- Jun 1, 2026SenateNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
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- Jun 1, 2026HouseRules suspended.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseFloorConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 83, nays 10. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- Jun 1, 2026SenateFloorNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- Jun 1, 2026SenateFloorConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Jun 1, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- May 31, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- May 31, 2026HouseNotice given.
- May 31, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- May 31, 2026SenateNotice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- May 31, 2026SenateSenate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Talbot, and Harris.
- May 31, 2026HouseHouse conferees appointed: Jackson, Villio, and Hilferty.
- May 31, 2026HouseNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 31, 2026HouseNotice of change in House conferees: Jackson,Villio, Freeman.
- May 29, 2026SenateIntroducedReconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 29, 2026SenateRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
- May 29, 2026SenateFloorThe amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 21 yeas and 11 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 29, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 29, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.
- May 28, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 28, 2026SenateCalled from the Calendar.
- May 28, 2026SenateFloorSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 16 yeas and 17 nays.
- May 28, 2026SenateNotice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
- May 27, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 27, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 21, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
- May 20, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- May 19, 2026HouseRules suspended.
- May 19, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- May 19, 2026HouseRules suspended.
- May 19, 2026HouseMotion to reconsider pending.
- May 19, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- May 19, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- May 18, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
- May 18, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- May 18, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- May 18, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 44, nays 46. Failed to pass.
- May 13, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- May 12, 2026HouseReported with amendments (7-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Feb 6, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
- Feb 3, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Version history
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Inter-bill restriction
The text explicitly cross-references Act No. 258 of the 2026 Regular Session to restrict the reassignment of additional promotional play wagers.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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