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HB1096 • 2026

UTILITY/ELEC COOPS: Provides relative to the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws of an electric cooperative

UTILITY/ELEC COOPS: Provides relative to the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws of an electric cooperative

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jacob Landry
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Electric Cooperative Bylaws

This bill changes how electric cooperatives can adopt, amend, or repeal their bylaws.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows members to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws.
  • Gives the board of directors power to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws unless otherwise stated in existing bylaws.
  • Requires member approval for changes related to dissolving the cooperative or selling, leasing, or disposing of significant property.
  • Prohibits the board from adopting bylaws that conflict with specific laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Electric cooperatives and their members
  • Boards of directors in electric cooperatives

Terms To Know

Bylaws
Rules or regulations established by an organization to govern its internal affairs.
Dissolution
The process of ending the existence of a cooperative.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the Governor does not sign the bill.
  • Does not provide details on how conflicts with other laws are resolved.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. 2026-05-26 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-26 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-26 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. 2026-05-25 S

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  6. 2026-05-18 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  7. 2026-05-14 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. 2026-05-13 S

    Reported favorably.

  9. 2026-04-21 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

  10. 2026-04-20 S

    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  11. 2026-04-20 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. 2026-04-15 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.

  13. 2026-04-14 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  14. 2026-04-13 H

    Reported favorably (10-0).

  15. 2026-04-01 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

  16. 2026-03-31 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

UTILITY/ELEC COOPS: Provides relative to the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws of an electric cooperative

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1096
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACOB LANDRY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 12:407(B), relative to the adopting, amending, or repealing of
3 bylaws of an electric cooperative; to provide for bylaws by the board of directors; to
4 provide for bylaws by the members; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 12:407(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 §407. Bylaws
8 * * *
9 B. Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the members. or Unless
10 otherwise provided in the bylaws, bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by
11 the board of directors. However, only the members may amend the bylaws when the
12 amendment concerns the dissolution of the cooperative or the sale, lease, or other
13 disposition or encumbrance of all or any substantial portion of property belonging
14 to the cooperative. The board of directors shall not adopt any bylaws in conflict with
15 the provisions of R.S. 12:414, 418, or 421.
16 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.