Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 73 — PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for the method of voting in public meetings

Last action — Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 4 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill HB 73, the phrase "shall be recorded in" has been slightly modified to "shall be recorded in" without changing any specific content. This change was primarily a formatting adjustment that does not alter the bill's meaning. While such edits may seem minor, they help ensure consistency and clarity in legal documents.

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HLS 26RS-231 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
HLS 26RS-231 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
Meetings of public bodies to be open to the public * * * C.(1) All votes made by members of a public body shall be viva voce and shallberecordedin theminutes,journal,orotherofficial,writtenproceedingsofthe body, which shall be a public document.
Meetings of public bodies to be open to the public * * * C.(1) All votes made by members of a public body shall be viva voce and shallberecordedintheminutes, journal,orotherofficial,writtenproceedingsofthe body, which shall be a public document.
HLS 26RS-231 ORIGINAL HB NO.
HLS 26RS-231 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 73 Original 2026 Regular Session Bacala Abstract:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 73 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Bacala Abstract:
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Action History

  1. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

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

  3. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  4. Reported favorably.

  5. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

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

  10. Reported favorably (11-0).

  11. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  12. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.

  13. Prefiled.

  14. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#345)

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 59009
Democrat 23007
Total 880017
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Galle — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Not Voting
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Not Voting
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Not Voting
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Not Voting
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Not Voting
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Not Voting
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 73?
HB 73 is sponsored by Steven Jackson (Democrat) and Tony Bacala (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 73?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 03, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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