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LA SB307

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rick Edmonds

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes placement of a Ten Commandments monument on the Louisiana State Capitol grounds, with the commissioner of administration required to select a proposal from private entities by December 31, 2026

  • Monument design, construction, installation, and maintenance must be funded entirely through private donations at no cost to the state, with maximum dimensions of 6 feet high by 4 feet wide by 4 feet deep

  • Expands existing law to allow public display of the Ten Commandments, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, and Northwest Ordinance in courthouses, state and local buildings, and the State Capitol as historical documents related to American legal foundations

  • Requires all displays to include a contextual plaque titled "Context for Acknowledging America's Religious History as Culture, Tradition, and the History of Law"

  • Cites U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Van Orden v. Perry (2005) and American Legion v. American Humanist Association (2019) as legal justification for displaying the Ten Commandments on government property

Legislative Description

Authorizes the educational display of the Ten Commandments as a historical document and monument. (8/1/26)

PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS

Last Action

Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Education.

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Education3/10/2026
Governmental Affairs2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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