SB 163 - Louisiana Senate (2026) - COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to the licensing and regulation of virtual currency businesses. (8/1/26)

Sponsor

First Action

Feb 25, 2026

Latest Action

Mar 25, 2026

Origin Chamber

Senate

Type

Bill

Bill Number

163

State

Louisiana

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Mike Reese

Primary

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 23, 2026

Motion Text

FINAL PASSAGE (#98)

Senate Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fesi

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

John C. "Jay" Morris, III

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mr. President

Yes

Patrick Connick

Yes

Patrick McMath

Yes

R. L. Bret Allain, II

Yes

Regina Ashford Barrow

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (2)

SB163 Engrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449143

SB163 Original

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1443657

Documents (2)

Digest of SB163 Engrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450323

Digest of SB163 Original

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1443661

Actions (4)

Show Only Major Actions

03/25/2026

House

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

03/23/2026

Senate

Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

03/11/2026

Senate

Reported favorably.

02/25/2026

Senate

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

Sources

LA Legislature

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250133

Open States

https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB163/

Record Created

Feb 25, 2026 2:41:59 PM

Record Updated

Apr 2, 2026 4:51:57 PM