HB 321 — HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Provides relative to victims of human trafficking and prostitution offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 637.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 02, 2026.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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58 sponsors
1 primary, 57 co-sponsors signed on.
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In plain language
The bill provides measures related to victims of human trafficking and prostitution offenses.
This legislation addresses the needs and protections for victims of human trafficking and prostitution. It seeks to improve support and resources available to these individuals.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
288 added · 363 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 321, a reference to "ACT No. 637" has been removed. This change means that the specific law identified by that act is no longer part of this bill's context or requirements. This adjustment could simplify the bill or clarify its intent, making it easier for people to understand the new regulations being proposed. Overall, it helps focus on the current goals of the legislation without outdated references.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-280 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
321 BYBYREPRESENTATIVESLAFLEUR,ADAMS,BAYHAM,BILLINGS,BOUDREAUX, REPRESENTATIVESBOYD, LAFLEUR,BOYER, BOUDREAUX,BRASS, BOYER,CARRIER, ROBBY CARTER, WILFORD CARTER, CHASSION, CHENEVERT, COX, EGAN, FISHER, FREEMAN, FREIBERG, GLORIOSO, GREEN, DANA HENRY, HORTON, JACKSON, KNOX, MOORE,LARVADAIN,LYONS,MARCELLE,MILLER,MOORE,MURRAY,NEWELL, OWEN, PHELPS, RISER, SCHLEGEL, SPELL, TAYLOR, VILLIO, WALTERS, WILEY, WYBLE, AND WILEYYOUNG HUMANAND TRAFFICKING:SENATORS ABRAHAM, BARROW, BARTHELEMY, BASS, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CONNICK, DUPLESSIS, FESI, HODGES, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, KLEINPETER, MORRIS, PRICE, AND WHEAT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides14:46.2(F)(1), relative46.3(A)(1) toand victims(E), of82(G), human82.1(A)(introductory traffickingparagraph) and prostitution(1), offenses(B), AN(D)(2) ACTand To(3)(b), amend(E), and reenact(F), 82.2(E), 83(C), 83.3(D), 83.4(C), 89(C)(2), and 89.2(D)(1) and (5) and Children's Code Articles 804(3) and (5) and 839(D) and to enact R.S.
14:46.2(F)(1), 46.3(E), 82(G), 82.1(A)(introductoryparagraph) and (1), (B), (D)(2) and (3)(b), (E), and (F), 82.2(E), 83(C), 83.3(D), 83.4(C), 89(C)(2), and 89.2(D)(1) and (5) and Children's Code Articles 804(3) and (5) and 839(D) and to enact R.S.
to revise certain terminologyterminologyrelative relative to prostitution involving persons under eighteen years of age;
Section1.Section 1.
14:46.2(F)(1), 46.3(E),46.3(A)(1) and (E), 82(G), 82.1(A)(introductoryparagraph)and82.1(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1), (B), (D)(2) and (3)(b), (E), and (F), 82.2(E), 83(C), 83.3(D), 83.4(C), 89(C)(2), and 89.2(D)(1) and (5) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
Human trafficking * * * F.(1)Page A1 victim of trafficking10 involvingCODING: services that include commercial sexual activity or a sex offense as defined in R.S.
15:541 shall have an affirmative defense to prosecution for any of the following offenses which were committed as a direct result of being trafficked:
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15:541 shall have an affirmative defense to prosecution for any of the following offenses which were committed as a direct result of being trafficked:
(a) R.S.
Trafficking of children for sexual purposes *A. * * E.(1) No victim of trafficking as provided by the provisions of this Section shallbeprosecutedforunlawfulactscommittedasadirectresultofbeingtrafficked.
It shall be unlawful:
(1) For any person to knowingly recruit, harbor, transport, provide, sell, receive, isolate, entice, obtain, or maintain the use of a person under the age of eighteen years child for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity.
For the purposes of this Section, "child" meansapersonundertheageofeighteen years.
* * * E.(1) No victim of trafficking as provided by the provisions of this Section shallbeprosecutedforunlawfulactscommittedasadirectresultofbeingtrafficked.
(2) AnychildAnychildwhois whoengagedin isprostitution engagedor inprostitution-related prostitutionoffenses orprostitution-relatedoffenses is presumed to be a victim of human trafficking.
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enhancement * * * G.(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionSectionthat,duringthetime oftheoffense,thedefendantoftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant was a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes as provided in R.S.
14:46.3(E) and is exempt from criminal responsibility Pageanddelinquencyproceedingsforsuchoffenses. 2 of 12 CODING:
Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscoredAchildvictimofhumantrafficking areshall additions.be referred and is eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking pursuant to R.S.
HLS46:2161. 26RS-280 ENGROSSED HB NO.
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Achildvictimofhumantrafficking shall be referred and eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking.
(1) For anypersonanypersonover over the age of seventeento engageinengage in sexual intercourse with any person under the age of eighteen who is practicing prostitution, who receivesoragreestoreceiveanythingofvalueascompensationforsuchactivityand there is an age difference of greater than two years between the two persons.
(2)Page It3 shallof not10 beCODING: a defenseto prosecution for a violation ofthis Sectionthat the person practicing prostitution who the offender engages in sexual intercourse with consented to the activity prohibited by this Section.
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* * * (2) WhoeverviolatestheprovisionsofParagraph(A)(1)ofthisSectionwhen the person practicing prostitution who the offender engages in sexual intercourse with is under the age of fourteen shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than Page 3 of 12 CODING:
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* * * (2) WhoeverviolatestheprovisionsofParagraph(A)(1)ofthisSectionwhen the person practicing prostitution who the offender engages in sexual intercourse with is under the age of fourteen shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both.
Any childperson under the age of eighteen years who is determined tobeavictimofthisoffenseshallto bereferredandbeeligibleforspecializedservicesbe a victim of this offense shall be referred and is eligible for specialized services for victims of human traffickingtraffickingpursuant pursuant to R.S.
14:46.246:2161. or trafficking of children for sexual purposes pursuant to R.S.
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penalties * * * E.(1) Any child person under the age of eighteen years who is determined to be a victim of this offense shall be eligible for specialized services for sexually exploited children victims of human trafficking pursuant to R.S.
14:46.246:2161. or trafficking of children for sexual purposes pursuant to R.S.
14:46.3.
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A child victim of humantraffickingshallbereferredandiseligibleforspecializedservicesforvictims of human trafficking shallpursuant beto referredR.S. and be eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking.
(2)46:2161. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetime oftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant is determined to be a victim of human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of R.S.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant is determined to be a victim of human traffickingpursuant to the provisions of R.S.
AnyotherpersonwhoisAnyotherpersonwhoiseighteenyearsofageorolderwhois eighteenyearsofageorolderwhois identified as determined to be a victim of the crime of soliciting for prostitutes human trafficking shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for human traffickingPage victims5 orof sexuallyexploited10 personsCODING: to the extent that such services are available.
§83.1.
Inciting prostitution * * * C.(1) Any child who is determined to be a victim of this offense shall be referred and be eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking pursuant to R.S.
14:46.2 or trafficking of children for sexual purposes pursuant to R.S.
14:46.3.
(2) Any person who is eighteen years of age or older who is determined to be a victim of human trafficking shall be notified of any treatment or specialized Page 5 of 12 CODING:
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§83.1.
Inciting prostitution * * * C.(1) Any person under the age of eighteen years who is determined to be a victim of this offense shall be referred and is eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking pursuant to R.S.
46:2161.
(2) Any person who is eighteen years of age or older who is determined to be a victim of human trafficking shall be notified of any treatment or specialized servicesforhumantraffickingvictimsorsexuallyexploitedpersonstotheextentthat such services are available.
Promoting prostitution * * * C.(1) Any childperson under the age of eighteen years who is determined to be a victim of this offense shall be referred and beis eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking pursuant to R.S.
14:46.246:2161. or trafficking of children for sexual purposes pursuant to R.S.
14:46.3.
Prostitution by massage * * * D.(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendantSectionthat,duringthetime oftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant was a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes as provided in R.S.
AnychildwhoisAny engagedinperson prostitution-relatedoffensesisunder presumedtothe beavictimage of humaneighteen traffickingyears pursuantwho tois R.S.engaged in prostitution-related offensesispresumedtobeavictimofhumantraffickingpursuanttoR.S.14:46.3(E) and is exempt from criminal responsibility and delinquency proceedings for such Page 6 of 10 CODING:
14:46.3(E) and is exempt from criminal responsibility and delinquency proceedings for such offenses.
A child victim of human trafficking shall be referred and be eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant is determined to be a victim of human traffickingpursuant to the provisions of R.S.
14:46.2(F).
Any person, eighteen years of age or older, who is determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph of human trafficking shall be Page 6 of 12 CODING:
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A child victim of human trafficking shall be referred and is eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking pursuant to R.S.
46:2161.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommission oftheoffense,thedefendant is determined to be a victim of human traffickingpursuant to the provisions of R.S.
14:46.2(F).
Any person, eighteen years of age or older, who is determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph of human trafficking shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for human trafficking victims or sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.
sexual conduct prohibited * * * C.(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeSectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommission oftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendantoftheoffense,thedefendant was a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes as provided in R.S.
AnychildwhoisAnychildwhoisengagedin engagedin prostitution-relatedoffensesis presumedto beavictim of human trafficking pursuant to R.S.
A child victim of humantraffickingshallbereferredandiseligibleforspecializedservicesforvictims of human trafficking shallpursuant beto referredR.S. and be eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking.
(2)46:2161. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant is determined to be a victim of human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of R.S.
(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommission oftheoffense,thedefendant is determined to be a victim of human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of R.S.
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A child victim of human traffickingshalltrafficking shall be referredandreferred beand is eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking.
Page(2) 7Any person who is eighteen years of 12age CODING:or older who is determined to be a victim of human trafficking shall be notified of any treatment or specialized servicesforhumantraffickingvictimsorsexuallyexploitedpersonstotheextentthat such services are available.
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* * * (2) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section that, during the time of the alleged commission of theoffense,thedefendantisdeterminedtobeavictimofhumantraffickingpursuant tototheprovisions theprovisions ofR.S.
Crime against nature by solicitation * * * D.(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionSectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant oftheoffense,thedefendant was a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes as provided in R.S.
Any child determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this ParagraphPage of8 this offense shall be eligible for specialized services for sexually exploited children victims of human10 traffickingCODING: pursuant to R.S.
14:46.2 or trafficking of children for sexual purposes pursuant to R.S.
14:46.3.
* * * (5) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetimeoftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant Page 8 of 12 CODING:
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46:2161.
* * * (5) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of this Sectionthat,duringthetime oftheallegedcommissionoftheoffense,thedefendant is determined to be a victim of human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of R.S.
Anyperson determined to be a victim pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph of this offense shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for victims of human trafficking and sexually exploited personspersons, toincluding thebut extentnot thatlimited suchto the services areprovided available.for by R.S.
46:2161.1, to the extent that such services are available.
14:82, 83.3, 83.4, 89, or 89.2Page for9 a child who, during the time of the10 allegedCODING: commission of the offense, was avictimoftraffickingofchildrenforsexualpurposespursuanttoR.S.14:46.3(E)(2).
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14:83.3 or 83.4, or crimesagainstnaturebysolicitationpursuanttoR.S.14:89.2anditisthechild'sfirst offense unlawful act committed as a direct result of the child being a victim of human trafficking,trafficking pursuant to R.S.
14:46.3(E)(1),14:46.3(E)(1) and the child expresses a willingness to cooperate and receive specialized services for sexually exploited children, the district attorney may effect an informal adjustment agreement which includes specialized services for the child.
(3) ThespecializedservicesreferencedinSubparagraph(1)ofthisParagraph mayincludebutarenotlimitedtosafeandstablehousing,victimadvocacyservices,may comprehensiveinclude on-sitebut onsiteare casenot management,limited integratedto mentalthe healthservices andprovided chemicalpursuant dependency services, including specialized trauma recovery services, education and employment training, and referrals to off-siteR.S. offsite specialized services, as appropriate.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 321 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session LaFleur Abstract:
Provides relative to specialized services for victims of human trafficking and prostitution-based offenses.
Present law (R.S.
14:46.2) provides for the crime of human trafficking and provides for penalties.
Proposed law retains present law.
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Proposed law retains present law and adds the offense of soliciting for prostitutes (R.S.
14:83) to this list.
Present law (R.S.
14:46.3) provides for the crime of trafficking of children for sexual purposes and provides for penalties.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law prohibits the prosecution of a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposesforunlawfulactscommittedasadirectresultofbeingtrafficked.
Furtherprovides eligibility for specialized services.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that anychild who is engaged in prostitution or prostitution-related offenses is presumed to be a victim of human trafficking.
Further exempts a child who is a victim of traffickingof children for sexual purposes from criminal responsibility and delinquency proceedings for prostitution-related offenses.
Present law provides for the offenses of prostitution, prostitution involving persons under age 18, purchase of commercial sexual activity, soliciting for prostitutes, inciting prostitution,promotingprostitution,prostitutionbymassage,massagesinvolvingprohibited sexual conduct, pandering, crime against nature, and crime against nature by solicitation.
Proposed law generally retains present law.
Proposed law amends present law as follows:
(1) Relative to specialized services for victims of certain prostitution-based offenses or sex offenses:
(a) Providesthatanychildwhoisavictim is eligibleforspecializedservicesfor sexuallyexploitedchildren,humantraffickingvictims,victimsoftrafficking children for sexual purposes, or a combination thereof.
(b) Requires any victim who is 18 years of age or older to be notified of specialized services for sexually exploited persons, human trafficking victims, or a combination thereof.
(2) Relative to affirmative defenses and culpability, provides that any child who is engagedin certainprostitution-relatedoffensesispresumedto be avictim ofhuman traffickingand is exempt from criminal responsibilityand delinquencyproceedings for such offenses.
Present law (R.S.
14:82.1) provides that one of the elements of prostitution involving persons under age 18 is when anyperson over the age of 17 engages with anyperson under the age of 18 and there is an age difference of greater than two years between the two persons.
Proposed law amends present law to include as an element that a thing of value for such activity must be received or agreed to be received as compensation.
Further removes all references to "practicing prostitution" contained in present law (R.S.
14:82.1).
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
804) provides for definitions.
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Presentlaw(Ch.C.Art.839)providesfortheavailabilityofinformaladjustmentagreements.
Proposed law generally retains present law.
Present law permits the district attorney to effect an informal adjustment agreement which includes specialized services for the child where a petition involves certain prostitution- based offenses, and it is the child's first offense, and the child expresses a willingness to cooperate and receive specialized services for sexually exploited children.
Proposedlawamendspresentlawtochangetheallegedactsfromcertainprostitution-based offensestoanunlawfulactcommitted asadirectresultofthechildbeingavictim ofhuman trafficking.
Presentlawpermitsthedistrictattorneytocontinuewithadelinquencyproceedingifachild has previously been adjudicated a delinquent for certain prostitution-based offenses or is unwilling to cooperate with specialized services for sexually exploited children.
Proposed law removes the references to certain prostitution-based offenses.
Present law provides for options that are included within specialized services.
Proposed law retains present law and adds victim advocacyservices as an option.
(Amends R.S.
14:46.2(F)(1), 46.3(E), 82(G), 82.1(A)(intro.
para.) and (1), (B), (D)(2) and (3)(b), (E), and (F), 82.2(E), 83(C), 83.3(D), 83.4(C), 89(C)(2), and 89.2(D)(1) and (5) and Ch.C.
Arts.
804(3) and (5) and 839(D);
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 637.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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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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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
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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 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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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 Judiciary C.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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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 by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
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Reported favorably (8-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Sponsors
- William "Bill" Wheat Jr. · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Price · Cosponsor
- Sam Jenkins · Cosponsor
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews · Cosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
- Royce Duplessis · Cosponsor
- Patrick Connick · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Sidney Barthelemy II · Cosponsor
- John C. "Jay" Morris · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Debbie Villio · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Cosponsor
- Laurie Schlegel · Cosponsor
- Neil Riser · Cosponsor
- Tammy T. Phelps · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Ed Murray · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Alonzo L. Knox · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Dana Henry · Cosponsor
- Kyle M. Green Jr. · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Emily Chenevert · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Doyle Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Primary
- Caleb Kleinpeter · Cosponsor
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- Mark Abraham · Cosponsor
- Rashid Armand Young · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 57 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
Co-sponsors (57)
- Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican
- Edward J. Price Democrat
- Sam Jenkins Democrat
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi
- Royce Duplessis Democrat
- Patrick Connick Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Adam Bass Republican
- Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat
- John C. "Jay" Morris Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Debbie Villio Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Annie Spell Republican
- Laurie Schlegel Republican
- Neil Riser Republican
- Tammy T. Phelps Democrat
- Charles Owen Republican
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Ed Murray Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Alonzo L. Knox Democrat
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Dodie Horton Republican
- Dana Henry Democrat
- Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Emily Chenevert Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- Robby Carter Democrat
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Doyle Boudreaux Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
- Caleb Kleinpeter Republican
- Valarie Hodges Republican
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- Mark Abraham Republican
- Rashid Armand Young Democrat
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican
Not signed on (89)
89 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 89 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| % of votes cast | 33% | 0% | 0% | 67% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 321?
- HB 321 is sponsored by Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Edward J. Price (Democrat), Sam Jenkins (Democrat), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Michael "Big Mike" Fesi, Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Patrick Connick (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Adam Bass (Republican), Sidney Barthelemy II (Democrat), John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Debbie Villio (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Annie Spell (Republican), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Neil Riser (Republican), Tammy T. Phelps (Democrat), Charles Owen (Republican), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Ed Murray (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Dodie Horton (Republican), Dana Henry (Democrat), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Ken Brass (Democrat), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican), Valarie Hodges (Republican), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Mark Abraham (Republican), Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), John E. Wyble (Republican), and Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 321?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.
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