HB 801 — MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 175.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 15, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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61 sponsors
1 primary, 60 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (39 R · 20 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
Creates a 'Classic Black' specialty license plate in Louisiana.
This bill establishes a new specialty license plate called 'Classic Black We Will Never Forget: Caroline and Maggie,' which will require at least 1,000 applicants. An annual fee of $25 will be collected, with proceeds funding training for emergency vehicle operations.
What this means for you
- Consumers: Consumers can apply for the new specialty license plate to support local emergency training.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
51 added · 93 removedPlain-language change summary
In the revised version of Bill HB 801, a reference to "ACT No. 175" has been removed. This change likely indicates that this specific act is no longer relevant or necessary for the current legislation. By streamlining the bill and reducing potential confusion, it can make the legislation clearer for everyone involved. This is important as it helps ensure that the bill focuses on current issues without unnecessary complications.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-1310 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
801 BYREPRESENTATIVESMARTINEZ,ADAMS,BAYHAM,BEAULLIEU,BERAULT, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX, BOYER, BRYANT, BUTLER, CARPENTER, CARRIER, WILFORD CARTER, CHASSION, DICKERSON, DOMANGUE, FISHER,FREIBERG,GREEN,HEBERT,HENRY,JACKSON,MIKEJOHNSON,FISHER, FREIBERG, GREEN, HEBERT, CHANCE HENRY, JACKSON, MIKE JOHNSON, LACOMBE, JACOB LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, MENA, MURRAY,NEWELL,SPELL,TURNER,WALTERS,WYBLE,ANDZERINGUEMURRAY, NEWELL, SPELL, TURNER, WALTERS, WYBLE, AND SENATORZERINGUE KLEINPETERAND MTRSENATORS VEHICLE/LICENALLAIN, PLATES:BARROW, BARTHELEMY, BASS, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, EDMONDS, FESI, FOIL, HENSGENS, KLEINPETER, LUNEAU, MIGUEZ, MILLER, MIZELL, MYERS, OWEN, PRESSLY, REESE, SEABAUGH, SELDERS, STINE, WHEAT, AND WOMACK AN ACT To enact R.S.
Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate AN ACT To enact R.S.
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to provide for the creation, issuance, design, implementation, fees, distribution, and rule promulgation applicable to the license plate;
Classic Black plateWe A.(1)Will ThesecretaryoftheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrectionsshallNever establishForget: a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Classic Black" plate, provided that there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate.
Caroline and Maggie plate A.(1) ThesecretaryoftheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrectionsshall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Classic Black We Will Never Forget:
Caroline and Maggie" plate, provided that there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate.
(2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles,shall createthis specialprestigelicenseplatewhentheapplicablestatutory provisionsPage are1 met and the department's electronic vehicle and registration system is updated to accommodate the creation of the2 newCODING: plates.
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HLS 26RS-1310 REENGROSSED HB NO.
801 B.ENROLLED provisions are met and the department's electronic vehicle and registration system is updated to accommodate the creation of the new plates.
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The department shall collect an annual royaltyfee of twenty-five dollars thatshallthatshallbedisbursedin bedisbursedinaccordancewithSubsectionEofthisSection.accordancewith SubsectionEofthisSection.
ThisThisroyalty royalty fee shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed byArticle VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 801 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Martinez Abstract:
Creates the "Classic Black" special prestige license plate and provides for the creation,issuance,design,implementation,fees,distributions,andrulepromulgation applicable to this license plate.
ProposedlawrequirestheDept.ofPublicSafetyandCorrections(DPS&C),officeofmotor vehicles (OMV), issue a special prestige license plate to be known as the "Classic Black" license plate, provided that there is a minimum of 1,000 applicants for such plates.
Proposed law specifies that the plate is restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans.
Further directs the DPS&C, OMW, to create the special prestige license plate when applicable statutory provisions are met and the department's electronicvehicleandregistration system is updated to accommodatecreation of the new plates.
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HLS 26RS-1310 REENGROSSED HB NO.
801 Proposedlawrequirestheplatetodisplaythelicenseplatenumberasawhitealpha-numeric series on a black background.
Requires the design include a white border with "LOUISIANA" centered at the top of the plate.
Proposed law specifies that the plate will be issued, upon application, to any citizen of the state in the same manner as anyother motor vehicle license plate.
Proposedlawrequiresaone-timefeeof$25inadditiontothestandardmotorvehiclelicense tax imposed in present law and a handling fee of $3.50 for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
Proposed law requires the annual royaltybe fee collected bythe department and forwarded to the Donald J.
Thibodeaux Training Center in Zachary, La.
Further requires the monies received from the royalty fees be used for emergency vehicle operations training for local governments pursuant to present law.
Proposed law requires the secretary promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provision of proposed law.
(Adds R.S.
47:463.243) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to the original bill:
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Change the referenced location for the Donald J.
Thibodeaux Training Center from Holden to Zachary.
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Redesignateuncodifiedlanguage to a statutoryprovision that requirestheoffice of motor vehicles to create the "Classic Black" special prestige license plate when applicable statutory requirements are met and the department's electronic vehicle and registration system is updated to accommodate creation of the new plates.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
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Changethedescriptionofthecharactersonthe"Classic Black"platefromwhite alpha-numeric series of the license plate numbers to the license plate number as a white alpha-numeric series.
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- HB801 Act View text pdf
- HB801 Original View text pdf
Amendments
4 amendments- Senate Floor Amendment, #2751, Kleinpeter, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Floor Amendment, #1926, Martinez, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #1624, THPW, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #1594, THPW, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 175.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 1. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 03/18/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (12-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Sponsors
- T. Landry · Cosponsor
- Glen Womack · Cosponsor
- William "Bill" Wheat Jr. · Cosponsor
- Jeremy Stine · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
- Mike Reese · Cosponsor
- Thomas A. Pressly · Cosponsor
- Robert "Bob" Owen · Cosponsor
- Brach Jerad Myers · Cosponsor
- Beth Mizell · Cosponsor
- Gregory A. Miller · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Sidney Barthelemy II · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- Robert Allain · Cosponsor
- Caleb Kleinpeter · Cosponsor
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Christopher Turner · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Ed Murray · Cosponsor
- Shaun Raphael Mena · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Jeremy LaCombe · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Chance Keith Henry · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Cosponsor
- Kyle M. Green Jr. · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Barbara Carpenter · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Marcus Anthony Bryant · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Doyle Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Chasity Martinez · Primary
- Jay Luneau · Cosponsor
- Bob Hensgens · Cosponsor
- Franklin J. Foil · Cosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Heather Cloud · Cosponsor
- Stewart Jr. Cathey · Cosponsor
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 60 co-sponsors · 86 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Chasity Martinez Democrat
Co-sponsors (60)
- Landry, T.
- Glen Womack Republican
- Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican
- Jeremy Stine Republican
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Alan Seabaugh Republican
- Mike Reese Republican
- Thomas A. Pressly Republican
- Robert "Bob" Owen Republican
- Brach Jerad Myers Republican
- Beth Mizell Republican
- Gregory A. Miller Republican
- Blake Miguez Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Adam Bass Republican
- Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- Robert Allain Republican
- Caleb Kleinpeter Republican
- Jerome Zeringue Republican Voted No
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Christopher Turner Republican
- Annie Spell Republican
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Ed Murray Democrat
- Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican
- Jeremy LaCombe Republican
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Chance Keith Henry Republican
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican
- Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Jessica Domangue Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Barbara Carpenter Democrat
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- Doyle Boudreaux Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
- Jay Luneau Democrat
- Bob Hensgens Republican
- Franklin J. Foil Republican
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi
- Rick Edmonds Republican
- Heather Cloud Republican
- Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican
Not signed on (86)
86 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 86 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 58 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Not Voting |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 58 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 93 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 1% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Not Voting |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 801?
- HB 801 is sponsored by Landry, T., Glen Womack (Republican), Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Jeremy Stine (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Mike Reese (Republican), Thomas A. Pressly (Republican), Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican), Brach Jerad Myers (Republican), Beth Mizell (Republican), Gregory A. Miller (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Adam Bass (Republican), Sidney Barthelemy II (Democrat), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Robert Allain (Republican), Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican), Jerome Zeringue (Republican), John E. Wyble (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Christopher Turner (Republican), Annie Spell (Republican), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Ed Murray (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Jeremy LaCombe (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Chance Keith Henry (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Chasity Martinez (Democrat), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Bob Hensgens (Republican), Franklin J. Foil (Republican), Michael "Big Mike" Fesi, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Heather Cloud (Republican), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 801?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 801?
- Track HB 801 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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