SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of State and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 11Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.Latest
   2. May 11Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 52.Became Law
   3. May 11Effective date: 06/30/2026.
   4. May 8Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
   5. May 7Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
   6. May 7Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
   7. May 6Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#633). Result: pass.Upper
   8. Apr 28Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   9. Apr 27Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   10. Apr 22Reported favorably.Minor
   11. Mar 25Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.Minor
   12. Mar 24Read 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 (#75). Result: pass.Lower
   13. Mar 24Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   14. Mar 23Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   15. Mar 23Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
   16. Mar 18Reported favorably (13-0).Minor
   17. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Minor
   18. Feb 13Prefiled.Minor
   19. Feb 13Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Minor
   20. Feb 13First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.Introduced