Loading chat...
LA HB529
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mike Bayham
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) from the statutory definition of "party primary office" under R.S. 18:2(9)
-
BESE elections would no longer be subject to party primary elections, shifting to Louisiana's nonpartisan election system
-
Party primary offices remaining after this change: U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, and Public Service Commission
-
Amends the Louisiana Election Code definitions section only; no other provisions affected
Legislative Description
Removes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the definition of party primary office
ELECTIONS
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
3/9/2026