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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 86
BY SENATOR MCMATH
A RESOLUTION
To amend and readopt Senate Rule No. 1.2 of the Rules of Order of the Senate to prohibit
wearing any eyeglasses with video or audio recording capability in the Senate
chamber without approval from the President of the Senate.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to amend and
readopt Senate Rule 1.2 of the Rules of Order of the Senate to read as follows:
Rule 1.2 Senate Chamber
A. The Senate Chamber shall not be used as a public meeting place. It shall
be used only by the legislature, the Democratic State Central Committee, and the Republican
State Central Committee, except that when the legislature is not in session, the Pelican Boys
State; the Pelican Girls State; the Jaycee Action, Silver Haired, Camp Fire Councils Youth,
and YMCA Youth legislatures; the Young Democrats of Louisiana; and the College
Republicans shall be allowed to use the chamber. The Secretary or his designee shall be
present at each such meeting and shall supervise and control the use of the chamber and any
of its facilities. Any such group desiring to use the chamber shall contact the Secretary at
least thirty days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled.
B. No meeting or public hearing of any legislative committee shall be held
in the Senate Chamber at any time.
C. The President shall designate a place in the Senate Chamber for the news
media, and the members thereof shall have free access thereto. Accreditation of members
of any news media for admission shall be administered by the President.
D. The Senate Library and Sections C and D shall be for the exclusive use of
members of the legislature and the persons designated in Senate Rule 1.3. No registered
lobbyist shall be permitted in the Senate Library. Section B shall be for the exclusive use of
the senators and immediate members of their family. No other person shall be allowed to sit
in this Section.
E. No disruptive conversations shall be held in the Senate Chamber. No
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conversation shall be held within the chamber, except in the presence of a senator, nor shall
any conversation be held across the rail.
F. Seating facilities shall be provided for the public in the Senate Gallery.
Admittance shall be under such conditions as are determined by the President.
G. A former member of the senate, except one who is a registered lobbyist,
may enter those portions of the Senate Floor designated as Sections B, C, and D, the Senate
Library, the office of the secretary, and that portion of the floor behind the Secretary's desk.
H. No person shall wear eyeglasses that have video or audio recording
capabilities inside the Senate Chamber without the express permission of the President
of the Senate.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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