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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 699 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 the geographic boundaries used to elect all 39 members of the Louisiana Senate, altering which neighborhoods are grouped together into specific legislative districts.
- State legislatures are constitutionally required to redraw legislative districts following each decennial federal census to ensure equal population representation. context
- House Bill 699 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session by Representative Edmond Jordan. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Louisiana Voters
Louisiana State Senators
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does this bill shorten the term of current state senators?
How are the new district boundaries determined?
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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.
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Transition Timeline for Senate Districts
The bill creates a split implementation timeline, utilizing the new districts solely for candidate qualifying and the 2027 elections before fully replacing prior boundaries in January 2028.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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