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Landry Signs HB 842 as Act 7, Locking In Louisiana's Fall Open Primary Calendar; Map Bill Still in House Committee
Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 842 as Act 7 of the 2026 Regular Session on May 14, formally canceling the suspended U.S. House primaries and establishing a November 3 open primary and December 12 runoff for congressional races. The companion redistricting bill, SB 121, passed the Senate 27-10 on May 14 but as of May 19 remained in the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, leaving the district map unsettled with August qualifying just eleven weeks away.
