HB 445 — EDUCATION: Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 433.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 29, 2026.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 6 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill makes changes to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council.
This legislation modifies the structure and function of the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council. It aims to enhance STEM education in the state.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
118 added · 233 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 445, the reference to "ACT No. 433" has been removed. This change may streamline the bill, making it clearer and easier to understand by eliminating unnecessary legal jargon. It helps ensure that the bill focuses on its current purposes without referencing outdated or irrelevant legislation. Overall, it enhances clarity and improves the bill's readability, which is important for everyone involved in the legislative process.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-833 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
445 BY REPRESENTATIVES FREIBERG, BERAULT, CARPENTER, EGAN, FREEMAN, ILLG, LAFLEUR, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, TAYLOR, THOMPSON, AND TAYLORZERINGUE EDUCATION:AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
to provide for the membershipofthecouncil;to authorizetheauthorize the council to meetmeetviaelectronicmeans;to via electronicmeans;to providerelativetotheScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM) EducationFund;toprovideforthepowers,duties,andauthorityofthecommissioner of higher education, the Board of Regents, and Louisiana Works relative to the council;
The Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (LaSTEM) is hereby created under the auspices of the Board of Regents Louisiana Works to coordinate and oversee the creation, delivery, and promotion of STEM education programs, to increase student interest and Page 1 of 85 CODING:
HLS 26RS-833 ENGROSSED HB NO.
445 promotionENROLLED of STEM education programs, to increase student interest and achievement in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, to ensuretheensure the alignment of education, economic development, industry, and workforce needs, and to increase the number of women who graduate from a postsecondary institution with a STEM degree or credential.
ThecouncilThe council shall bechairedbythecommissionerofhighereducationthebe chaired by the commissioner of higher education secretaryofLouisianaWorksorhis designee.
The council shall meet monthly twice each year and at such other times ascalledbythechairman.ascalledbythe chairman.
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445 *ENROLLED * * (5) Encourage industry and business entities to provide funding, resources, and technical assistance to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to promote interest in STEM discipline courses and career opportunities.
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Fund, referred to in this Section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury as a special fund for the purpose of conducting student-focused, project-based, programs and competitions in STEM subjects, including robotics, Page 3 of 85 CODING:
HLS 26RS-833 ENGROSSED HB NO.
445 stateENROLLED treasury as a special fund for the purpose of conducting student-focused, project-based, programs and competitions in STEM subjects, including robotics, coding, and design-build test projects, in grades prekindergarten through college level.
B.(1) The source of monies deposited into the fund shall be legislative appropriations.appropriations.Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the legislatureandshall beavailableexclusivelyforprogramsandinitiatives prescribed by the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council.
Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the legislatureandshall beavailableexclusivelyforprogramsandinitiatives prescribed by the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council.
After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit into the fund anymonies transferredor appropriatedbytheappropriated bythe legislature.
Such monies shall be invested by the state treasurerin the samemannerasmoniessame manner as monies in the state generalfund,general andfund, interestandinterestearned earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the fund, after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.
Thecouncilshalladoptaresolutionstatingwhichmembersorofficersare authorized to withdraw money from the fund and the separate account in the fund, Pagewhichresolutionshall 4besubmitted ofto 8the CODING:state treasury.
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HLS 26RS-833 ENGROSSED HB NO.
445 which resolution shall besubmitted to thestatetreasury.
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445 ENROLLED §309.
The following agencies are transferred to and hereafter shall be within LouisianaWorksandshallperformandexercisetheirpowers,duties,LouisianaWorksandshall functions,performandexercisetheirpowers,duties,functions,and and responsibilities as provided by law:
DIGESTSPEAKER ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 445 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Freiberg Abstract:
Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (LaSTEM).
Presentlaw(R.S.17:4071)createstheLaSTEMAdvisoryCounciltocoordinateandoversee the creation, delivery, and promotion of STEM education programs, to increase student interestandachievementinthefieldsofscience,technology,engineering,andmathematics, toensurethealignmentofeducation,economicdevelopment,industry,andworkforceneeds, and to increase the number of women who graduate from a postsecondary institution with a STEM degree or credential.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law creates the council under the auspices of the Board of Regents.
Present law (R.S.
36:651(K)) places the council within the Dept.
of Education.
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ProposedlawprovidesthatthecounciliscreatedundertheauspicesofLa.Worksandplaces the council within that department.
Present law provides that the council consists of the following members:
(1) The commissioner of higher education, or his designee.
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HLS 26RS-833 ENGROSSED HB NO.
445 (2) The secretaryof La.
Economic Development, or his designee.
(3) The secretaryof La.
Works, or his designee.
(4) The state superintendent of education, or his designee.
(5) The president of the State Bd.
of Elementary and Secondary Education, or his designee.
(6) The president of the La.
State University System, or his designee.
(7) The president of the Southern University System, or his designee.
(8) The president of the University of La.
System, or his designee.
(9) ThepresidentoftheLa.CommunityandTechnicalCollegeSystem,orhis designee.
(10) The executive director of the La.
School Boards Association, or his designee.
(11) The executive director of the La.
Association of Public Charter Schools, or his designee.
(12) The president of the La.
Science Teachers Association, or his designee.
(13) The president of the La.
Association of Teachers of Mathematics, or his designee.
(14) The president of the La.
Association of Business and Industry, or his designee.
(15) Three members with demonstrated interest, experience, and expertise in STEM education, appointed by the governor.
(16) Three members representing key industries in the state, appointed by the secretary of La.
Economic Development.
(17) A member of the La.
Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate.
(18) A member of the La.
House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House.
(19) The chairman of the La.
Workforce Investment Council, or his designee.
(20) ThepresidentoftheLa.AssociationofIndependentCollegesandUniversities,orhis designee.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law additionally provides for the following members:
(1) The executive director of the La.
Association of Principals, or his designee.
(2) Two members who are on the faculty of a La.
postsecondary education institution and who teach in a STEM discipline, appointed by the commissioner of higher education.
(3) The president of the La.
Federation of Teachers, or his designee.
(4) The president of the La.
Association of Educators, or his designee.
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HLS 26RS-833 ENGROSSED HB NO.
445 Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that the council is chairedbythe commissioner of higher education or his designee.
Provides that the secretary of La.
Economic Development or his designee is the initial vice chairman and that the vice chairmanship alternates on a triennial basis between certain specified members.
Proposed law provides that the council is chaired bythe secretaryof La.
Works and that the secretary of La.
Economic Development or his designee is the vice chairman.
Presentlawrequiresthecounciltomeetquarterly.
Proposedlawinsteadrequiresthecouncil to meet twice eachyear.
Additionallyprovides that members of the council mayattend and participatein ameetingviaelectronicmeansin accordancewith present law (R.S.
42:17.2).
Presentlawrequiresthecouncilto submit astatusreportbyJan.30th ofeachyearregarding all actions takentoimplement the provisions ofpresentlaw,includingmetricsthatmeasure the success of implementing council activities and initiatives and anyrecommendations for legislation or policy changes.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law requires the council to submit the status report through the Board of Regents to theSenateCommitteeonEducationandtheHouseCommittee onEducation.
Proposedlaw provides that the status report is submitted through La.
Works and additionallyrequires the report to be submitted to the Senate and House committees on labor and industrial relations in addition to the committees required by present law.
Otherwise retains present law.
Present law creates The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Fund in the state treasury for the purpose of conducting student-focused, project-based,programsandcompetitionsinSTEMsubjects,includingrobotics,coding,and design-build test projects, in grades prekindergarten through college level.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that the source of monies deposited into the fund is legislative appropriations.
Provides that monies in the fund are subject to appropriation by the legislature and shall be available exclusively for programs and initiatives prescribed bythe council.
Present law authorizes the treasurer to establish a separate account within the fund for the deposit of grants and donations received by the council.
Provides that if the terms and conditions of the grant or donation or the agreements pertaining thereto require that the monies not be deposited into the treasury, the grant or donation may nevertheless be deposited into the fund.
Provides that monies in this separate account shall not be subject to legislative appropriation but shall be used by the council only to further their mission.
Requires the council to adopt a resolution stating which members or officersare authorized to withdraw money from the fund and the separate account in the fund, which resolution shall be submitted to the state treasury.
Provides that monies in the fund and the separate account shall only be used by the council to further their mission.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Provides that after allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in present constitution (Art.
VII, §9(B)), the treasurer shall deposit into the fund any monies transferred or appropriated by the legislature.
Requires the treasurer to also deposit into the fund anygrants, donations, gifts, or other monies which may become available.
Present law provides that all unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
Provides that such monies shall be invested by thestatetreasurerinthesamemannerasmoniesinthestategeneralfund,andinterestearned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the fund, after compliance with the Page 7 of 8 CODING:
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HLS 26RS-833 ENGROSSED HB NO.
445 requirements of present constitution (Art.
VII, §9(B)) relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.
Proposed law retains present law.
(Amends R.S.
17:4071(A), (B)(intro.
para.), (E), (F), (H)(1), (2), (5), (6), (7), (10), and (J) and 4072;
Adds R.S.
36:309(E)(3);
Repeals R.S.
17:4071(B)(11), (15), (23), and (24) and R.S.
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Amendments
2 amendments- Senate Committee Amendment, #2965, EDUC, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2911, EDUC, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 433.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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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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Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 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 Education.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, 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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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (17-0).
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Reported favorably (13-0. To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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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 Education.
Sponsors
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Chasity Martinez · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Barbara Carpenter · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
Co-sponsors (12)
- Jerome Zeringue Republican
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Chasity Martinez Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Barbara Carpenter Democrat
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
Not signed on (134)
134 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 134 →"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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 60 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
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 | Not Voting |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
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 | 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 | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 445?
- HB 445 is sponsored by Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Chasity Martinez (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), and Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 445?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 445?
- Track HB 445 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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