HB 1161 — PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Lafourche Parish
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 880.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 09, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill allows state property in Lafourche Parish to be transferred.
This legislation enables the transfer of specific state-owned property located in Lafourche Parish. It facilitates state management and potential development of those lands.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
78 added · 73 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill HB 1161 has removed a specific reference to "ACT No. 880." This change might simplify the bill by eliminating unnecessary references, making it easier for everyone to understand. By streamlining the language, lawmakers can ensure that the bill is clearer and more focused on its main objectives.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-2684 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
1161 BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT PROPERTY/PUBLIC:AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property;
AuthorizesthetransferofcertainstatepropertyinLafourcheParishto AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property;propertyin Lafourche Parish and Jefferson Parish;
to authorizeprovide for the transferproperty ofcertainstatepropertyindescription; LafourcheParish;
to provideforthepropertydescription;
to provide termstermsandconditions;toprovideaneffectivedate;andtoprovideforrelatedmatters. and conditions;
to provide an effective date;
and to provide for related matters.
(1)TheSouthwestQuarter(SW-1/4)ofacertainlotofgroundsituatedin(1) theTheSouthwestQuarter(SW-1/4)ofacertainlotofgroundsituatedinthe Parish of Lafourche, in the Town of Thibodeaux, being known and designated as Lot One Hundred Forty-Five (145) on the plan of said town made by James D.
said fractional lot measured eighty feet, more or less, front on Canal Street, by the depth of Lot One Hundred Forty-Four,oronehundredseventyfeet,eightForty-Four, inches,or boundonehundredseventyfeet,eight ininches,boundin front orwestor west byCanal Street, on the North or towards Bayou Lafourche byother portions ofofsaidLot saidLot144,nowbelongingto 144, nowbelongingto Heymann Levy& Company, on the South byBackStreetoftheTownofThibodeaux,andintherearorEastbyLotbyBackStreetoftheTownofThibodeaux,andintherearorEastbyLot145 145on Pagethe 1plan of 3said HLSTown 26RS-2684of ENGROSSEDThibodeaux, HBtogether NO.with all buildings and improvements thereonandall rights, ways, privileges and servitudes thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining.
1161LESS onAND theEXCEPT: plan of said Town of Thibodeaux, together with all buildings and improvements thereon and all rights, ways, privileges andservitudesthereto belonging or in anywise appertaining.
5Alot LESS42.66 ANDfeetby85.53feetboundedNorthbyEvaS. EXCEPT:
7 Alot 42.66 feetby85.53feetboundedNorthbyEvaS.
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One1161 (1)ENROLLED certainAND tract3 orLESS parcelAND ofEXCEPT: land, together with all the improvements situated thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunder belonging or in anywise appertaining, municipal address 1237 Canal Boulevard, Thibodeaux, LA, situated in Section 24, Township 15 South, Range 16 East, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, identified as Parcel No.
5 One (1) certain tract or parcel of land, together with all the improvements situated thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunder belonging or in anywise appertaining, municipal address 1237 Canal Boulevard, Thibodeaux, LA, situated in Section 24, Township 15 South, Range 16 East, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, identified as Parcel No.
The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease, or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state mayhave to all or anyportion of the following described parcel of property to the city of Gretna:
Approximately twelve acres of batture fronting approximately 1,200 lineal feet along the right descending bank of the Mississippi River proximate to the city of Gretna near the intersection of First Street and Huey P.
Long Boulevard in Jefferson Parish with a municipal address of 1 Huey P.
Long Avenue, Gretna, LA 70053.
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1161 ENROLLED Section 4.
The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development is herebyauthorizedtoenterintosuchagreements,covenants,conditions,andstipulationsand to execute such documents as necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or deliveryof title, excluding mineral rights, to the propertydescribed in Section3ofthisAct,andasmorespecificallydescribedinanysuchagreementsenteredinto and documents executed byand between the secretaryof the Department of Transportation and Development and the cityof Gretna, in exchange for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the property.
Section 5.
PageSPEAKER 2OF ofTHE 3HOUSE HLSOF 26RS-2684REPRESENTATIVES ENGROSSEDPRESIDENT HBOF NO.THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
1161 DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, 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)] HB 1161 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Fontenot Authorizes the secretaryof the Dept.
of Transportation and Development to transfer certain state propertyin Lafourche Parish to the cityof Thibodaux.
Provides for the reservation of mineral rights to the state.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House TheCommitteeAmendmentsProposedbyHouseCommittee onNaturalResourcesand Environment to the original bill:
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Make technical changes.
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Update the property description.
View plain text versions (4)
- Enrolled HB1161 Enrolled Current pdf
- Engrossed HB1161 Engrossed pdf
- HB1161 Act 880 View text pdf
- HB1161 Original View text pdf
Amendments
4 amendments- Senate Committee Amendment, #4289, NATR, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #4180, NATR, Draft Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #3769, NATR, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #3646, NATR, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 880.
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Effective date: 06/09/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 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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Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (11-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- Bryan Fontenot · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Bryan Fontenot 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 |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| 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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- Who sponsors HB 1161?
- HB 1161 is sponsored by Bryan Fontenot (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1161?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
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