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SB 280 — CONTRACTORS: Provides relative to the authority of the State Licensing Board for Contractors to issue certain licenses. (8/1/26)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 481.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 29, 2026.
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In plain language
This bill changes licensing authority for certain contractors.
The bill allows the State Licensing Board for Contractors to issue specific licenses. It outlines the authority and processes related to contractor licensing.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
44 added · 233 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill SB 280 has had a reference to "ACT No. 481" removed. This change likely simplifies the text and makes it clearer by eliminating a specific citation that may no longer be relevant. Removing unnecessary references can help avoid confusion and ensure that the focus remains on the main points of the legislation.
SLS 26RS-56 REENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
280 BY SENATOR ABRAHAM CONTRACTORS.AN ACT To enact R.S.
Provides37:2150.1(25) relativeand to(26) theand authority2156.5, ofrelative to the Statestate Licensing Board for ContractorsContractors; to issue certain licenses.
(8/1/26)to ANprovide ACTrelative Toto amendwater andwell reenactdrilling; R.S.
37:2150.1(8)to throughprovide (25)relative and to enactenvironmentalwellsorholes;toprovideforlicensureandregistrationrequirements; R.S.
37:2150.1(26) and (27) and 2156.5, relative to the state Licensing Board for Contractors;
to provide relativeto waterwelldrilling;
to providerelativeto environmentalwellsorholes;
to provide for licensure and registration requirements;
to provide for an effective date;
37:2150.1(8)37:2150.1(25) throughand (25)(26) and 2156.5 are hereby amendedenacted andto reenactedread andas R.S.follows:
37:2150.1(26) and (27) and 2156.5 are herebyenacted to read as follows:
* * **. (8) "Environmental well or hole" includes but is not limited to the observation, monitor, piezometer, recovery, horizontal injection, cathodic protection, or geotechnical boreholes for the purposes of environmental assessment, sampling, or analyzation.
Page(25) 1"Environmental well or hole" is a specialized boring that includes but is not limited to observation, monitor, piezometer, recovery, horizontal boring, cathodic protection, or geotechnical boreholes for the purposes of 8environmental Coding:assessment, sampling, or analyzation.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SLS 26RS-56 REENGROSSED SB NO.
280 (9)"Executivedirector"meansthepersonappointedbytheboardtoserveas thechiefoperatingofficerinconnectionwiththeday-to-dayoperationoftheboard's business.
The executive director is the appointing authorityfor all employees of the board.
(9)(a)(10)(a) "General contractor" means a person who contracts directly withtheowner.Theterm"generalcontractor"includestheterm"primarycontractor" andwhereverusedinthisChapterorinregulationspromulgatedthereunder"primary contractor" means "general contractor".
(b) "General contractor" does not mean any person, supplier, manufacturer, oremployeeofsuchpersonwhoassembles,repairs,maintains,moves,putsup,tears down, or disassembles any patented or proprietary equipment supplied by such person to a contractor to be used solely by the contractor for a construction undertaking.
(10)(11) "Home improvement" means the reconstruction, alteration, renovation,repair,modernization,conversion,improvement,removal,ordemolition, or the construction of an addition to any preexisting residential structure which building is used or designed to be used as a residence or dwelling unit, or to structures which are adjacent to such residence or building for which the project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
"Home improvement " does not include services rendered gratuitously.
(11)(12)"Homeimprovementcontractor"meansanypersonwhoundertakes or attempts to undertake or submits a price or bid or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, perform, or in any manner assume charge of a home improvement project for which the project value is at least seven thousand five hundreddollarsbutlessthanfiftythousanddollars.Ahomeimprovementcontractor shall not performanystructuralworkthatis integralto the structuralintegrityofany new orexistingstructure,includingbut not limited to footings, foundations, outside walls, skeleton, bearing columns and interior load bearing walls, floor slabs, or roofing systems to any type.
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SLS 26RS-56 REENGROSSED SB NO.
280 (12)(13) "License" means any form of license or registration the board is authorized to issue in accordance with this Chapter.
(13)(14) "Mechanical contractor" means any person who undertakes to, attempts to, or submits a price or bid or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, perform, or in any manner assume charge of the construction, alteration,repair,improvement,movement,demolition,puttingup,tearingdown,or furnishing labor, or furnishing labor together with material and equipment, or installingthesamefortheconstruction,installation,maintenance,testing,andrepair of air conditioning, refrigeration, heating systems, and plumbing for all residential, commercial, and industrial applications as well as ventilation systems, mechanical work controls, boilers and other pressure vessels, steam and hot water systems and piping, gas piping and fuel storage, and chilled waterand condensingwatersystems and piping, including but not limited to any type of industrial process piping and related valves, fittings, and components, for which the project value is ten thousand dollars or more.
This Paragraph is not deemed or construed to limit the authority of a contractor, general contractor, or residential contractor, as those terms are defined in this Section, nor to require such individuals to become a mechanical contractor.
(14)(15) "Mold remediation contractor" means any person who engages in removal,cleaning,sanitizing,demolition,orothertreatment,includingpreventative activities,ofmoldormold-contaminatedmatterthatwasnotpurposelygrownatthat location for which the project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
Moldremediationappliesonlytotheregulationofmold-relatedactivitiesthataffect indoor air qualityand does not applyto routine cleaningwhen not conducted for the purpose of mold-related activities intended to affect indoor air quality.
(15)(16) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity recognized by Louisiana law;
and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as a successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, Page 3 of 8 Coding:
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SLS 26RS-56 REENGROSSED SB NO.
280 employee, director, officer, or any other representative of such person;
or any state or local governing authority or political subdivision.
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(16)(17) "Plumbing contractor" means any person who installs, maintains, and repairs potable and nonpotable tap water or sewer systems within a building structure or residential structure for which the project value is ten thousand dollars or more.
(17)(18) "Principal" means an owner, shareholder, or an officer or director of a corporation;
a member or manager of a limited liability company;
a general partner of a partnership;
a sole proprietor;
a trustee;
or a full-time employee with similar operational control or significant influence with respect to any person as determined by the board.
(18)(19) "Qualifying party" means a natural person designated by the contractor to represent the contractor for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Chapter including but not limited to meeting the requirements for the initial license and any continuation thereof.
(19)(a)(20)(a) "Residential contractor" means any person who constructs a fixed building or structure for sale or use by another as a residence or who, for a price, commission, fee, wage, or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction or superintending of the construction of any residential structure which is not more than three floors in height, to be used by another as a residence, for which the project value is fifty thousand dollars or more.
The term "residential contractor" includes all persons who receive an additional fee for the employmentordirectionoflabor,oranyotherworkbeyondthenormalarchitectural or engineering services.
(b) "Residential contractor" includes both of the following:
(i) Any person bidding or performing home improvement for which the project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
(ii) Any person performing the installation of a modular home with a value equal to or greater than fifty thousand dollars for which the total project value shall Page 4 of 8 Coding:
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SLS 26RS-56 REENGROSSED SB NO.
280 not include the cost of the component parts of the modular home in the condition each part leaves the factorypursuant to R.S.
40:1730.71.
(c)"Residential contractor"doesnot includeanypersonengagedin building residential structures that are built to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's construction standards for manufactured housing as outlined at 42 U.S.C.
5401 et seq., or mounted on a metal chassis and wheels.
(20)(21) "Residential roofing" means the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, demolition, putting up, tearing down, furnishing labor, or furnishing labor together with materials or equipment, or the installation of materials or equipment for any phase of roofing specific to a residential structure for which the project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
(21)(22) "Residential roofing contractor"means anyperson who undertakes to, attempts to, or submits a price or bid, or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, perform, or in any manner assume charge of a residentialroofingprojectforwhichtheprojectvalueisseventhousandfivehundred dollars or more.
(22)(23) "Residential structure" means a building or structure that is used primarily for occupancy by a person as a residence.
Such structures or buildings include but are not limited to single family dwellings and duplexes which are not more than three floors in height and structures that are part of or adjacent to the building or structures to be used as a residence.
A residential structure more than three floors in height may be built by a person holding a building construction and residential construction license.
(23)(24)"Subcontract"meansanagreementtoperformaportionofthescope of work contained in the principal contract including the entire cost of labor and materials of that part of the principal contract which is performed by the subcontractor.
(24)(a)(25)(a) "Subcontractor" means a person who contracts to perform a scope of work that is a part of the scope of work contained in the principal contract.
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SLS 26RS-56 REENGROSSED SB NO.
280 (b) "Subcontractor" does not include any person, supplier, or manufacturer who assembles, repairs,maintains, moves,puts up, tears down, or disassembles any patentedorproprietaryequipmentsuppliedbysuchpersonto acontractortobeused solely by the contractor for a construction undertaking.
BeginningAny July 1, 2026, any person who advertises, solicits, undertakes, attempts, offers, or submits a price, bid, quote, or estimate to construct,supervise,direct,oversee,orperformanyconstruction,modification,construct, repair,ormaintenanceofsupervise, anydirect, portionofoversee, or perform any waterwell,construction, ormodification, environmentalwellrepair, or holemaintenance forof whichany theportion projectof valueany iswater onewell, dollar or moreenvironmental shallwell holdor thehole appropriatefor licensewhich andthe classification.project valueisonedollarormoreshallholdtheappropriatelicenseandclassification.
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SB NO.
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280 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 280 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Abraham Present law provides for the regulation and licensure of contractors.
Present law provides for definitions.
Proposedlawretainspresentlawanddefines"environmentalwellorhole"toincludebutnot be limited to the observation, monitor, piezometer, recovery, horizontal injection, cathodic protection, or geotechnical boreholes for the purposes of environmental assessment, sampling, or analyzation.
Defines "water well drilling" to mean drilling for the purposes of extracting ground water which includes but is not limited to the drilling, construction, maintenance, repair, abandoning, plugging, or sealing water wells for potable and nonpotable water.
Proposed law requires that beginning July 1, 2026, the appropriate license classification be held byanyperson who advertises, solicits, undertakes, attempts, offers,or submits a price, bid, quote, or estimate to construct, supervise, direct, oversee, or perform anyconstruction, modification, repair, or maintenance of any portion of a water well, environmental well or hole.
Proposed law requires a water well contractor or environmental well or hole contractor to pass the appropriate examination, be registered with the State Licensing Board for Contractors, be registeredand in good standing with the Dept.
of Conservation and Energy, and meet all other licensure requirements of a contractor.
Proposed law requires a water well contractor or environmental well or hole contractors to completefivehoursofcontinuingeducationannuallyfromaproviderapprovedbytheboard and maintain well registration with the Dept.
of Conservation and Energy.
Effective August 1, 2026.
(Amends R.S.
37:2150.1(8)-(25);
adds R.S.
37:2150.1(26) and (27) and 2156.5) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed bySenate Committee on Commerce,Consumer Protection, and International Affairs to the original bill 1.
Provides for licensure requirements for well contractors.
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Provides for continuing education for well contractors.
Requires a well contractor to complete five hours of continuing education annually and to maintain well registration with the Dept.
of Conservation and Energy.
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Requires well contractors maintain well registration with the Dept.
of Conservation and Energy.
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Makes technical changes.
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Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SLS 26RS-56 REENGROSSED SB NO.
280 1.
Replacestheterm"environmentaldrilling"with"environmentalwellorhole" and provides a definition for the term.
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Replacestheterm"waterdrilling"with"waterwelldrilling"andclarifiesthe definition of "water well drilling".
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Clarifies that both a water well contractor and an environmental or hole contractor shall pass exams, register with the state board of contractors, and be in good standing with the Dept.
of Conservation and Energy.
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Clarifies that both a water well contractor and an environmental or hole contractor shall complete five hours of continuing education.
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Makes technical changes.
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Amendments
6 amendments- House Committee Amendment, #4976, COM, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #4857, COM, Draft Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #3989, COM, Draft Show changes
- Senate Floor Amendment, #1465, Abraham, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #991, COM, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #934, COM, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 481.
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Effective date 7/1/2026.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported with amendments.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
Sponsors
- Mark Abraham · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mark Abraham Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 58 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 92 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 2% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
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