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

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

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Latest action

June 23, 2026 — Becomes Act No. 923 without the Governor's signature.

Summary

No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.

Sponsors

• Mike Reese — primary sponsor

Bill text

SB163 Act 923 Read version ↗

SB163 Enrolled Read version ↗

SB163 Engrossed Read version ↗

SB163 Original Read version ↗

House Floor Amendment, #5562, Carver, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #5349, COM, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #5298, COM, Draft Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. February 25, 2026Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
2. March 9, 2026Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
3. March 11, 2026Reported favorably.
4. March 16, 2026Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
5. March 23, 2026Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
6. March 24, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
7. March 25, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
8. May 11, 2026Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
9. May 12, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
10. May 13, 2026Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
11. May 18, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
12. May 18, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar.
13. May 18, 2026Notice given.
14. May 18, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2026.
15. May 20, 2026Called from the calendar.
16. May 20, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
17. May 20, 2026Received from the House with amendments.
18. May 25, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
19. May 26, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
20. May 26, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.
21. May 26, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
22. June 23, 2026Becomes Act No. 923 without the Governor's signature.
23. June 23, 2026Effective date 8/1/2026.

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