LouisianaLouisiana may license up to four bingo sessions each year
Louisiana law lets the gaming office set rules for special bingo licenses covering up to four yearly sessions, with a daily prize limit.
What it does
The gaming office may set rules for special licenses covering up to four bingo sessions each year. Prizes under each license are capped at $25,000 per calendar day.
Argument forMore chances to hold licensed bingo sessions could help charitable groups raise money.
Argument againstMore licensed bingo sessions could mean more chances to gamble, even with a daily prize limit.
More detail
The gaming office may set rules for special licenses covering up to four bingo sessions each year. The licenses cover bingo sessions held by licensed organizations. The total prizes awarded under a license may not exceed $25,000 on any calendar day. Other rules in the gaming law apply. The law took effect when the governor signed it on June 8, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 8Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 796.Became Law
- Jun 8Effective date: 06/08/2026.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 29Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 28Called from the Calendar.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1506). Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- May 28Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
- May 6Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Apr 27Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- Apr 22Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 21Reported favorably.Minor
- Mar 31Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.Minor
- Mar 30Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#168). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Mar 26Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
- Mar 25Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Mar 24Reported favorably (10-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 24Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 24Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Introduced