Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 18 R · 7 D cosponsors

HB 175 — LOTTERY: Creates the Veterans Service Grant Board and provides for allocation of lottery proceeds (RR +$500,000 SG EX See Note)

Last action — Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 18, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 25 sponsors

    1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 R · 7 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill creates a board to distribute lottery funds for veterans' programs.

This legislation establishes the Veterans Service Grant Board and the Veterans Service Grant Fund, aimed at distributing lottery proceeds to support projects that benefit veterans. It mandates a $500,000 deposit into the Fund for disbursements to qualified applicants.

What this means for you
  • Families: If you are a family member of a veteran, this fund could support services that enhance veteran wellbeing.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 175 includes a significant change regarding its effective date. Now, the bill will go into effect only if a related constitutional amendment (House Bill No. 165) is adopted in a statewide election. This matters because it links the establishment of the Veterans Service Grant Fund to a broader constitutional change, ensuring that the fund can only be set up if the voters agree to the amendment.

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HLS 26RS-35 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
HLS 26RS-35 RE-REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
175 BY REPRESENTATIVES HEBERT, ADAMS, BOUDREAUX, COX, FONTENOT, HORTON, AND WILEY LOTTERY:
175 BY REPRESENTATIVES HEBERT, ADAMS, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX, BROUSSARD, COX, DEWITT, DICKERSON, DOMANGUE, EGAN, FISHER, FONTENOT, CHANCE HENRY, HORTON, ILLG, JACOB LANDRY, MACK, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MILLER, SPELL, TAYLOR, WALTERS, WILEY, AND WYBLE LOTTERY:
to provide for the duties and functionsoftheboard;to establish the Veterans Service Grant Fund;
to providefortheduties andfunctions of the board;
to establish the Veterans Service Grant Fund;
to provide for an effective date;
HLS 26RS-35 REENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-35 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-35 REENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-35 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
Section2.
ThisActshall takeeffectandbecomeoperativeifandwhentheproposed amendment of Article XII of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in the Act which originated as House Bill No.
165 of this 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 175 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Hebert Abstract:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 175 Re-Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Hebert Abstract:
47:9032) establishes for the Veterans Service Grant Fund (fund) and requires the treasurer to deposit $500,000 from the Lottery Proceeds Fund into the fund.
47:9032) establishes the Veterans Service Grant Fund (fund) and requires the treasurer to deposit $500,000 from the Lottery Proceeds Fund into the fund.
(Adds R.S.
47:9031 and 9032) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to the original bill:
HLS 26RS-35 REENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-35 RE-REENGROSSED HB NO.
175 1.
175 Proposed law becomes effective upon adoption of the constitutional amendment contained in House Bill No.
165 of the 2026 R.S.
(Adds R.S.
47:9031 and 9032) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1.
The House Floor Amendments to the reengrossed bill:
1.
Provide for an effective date.
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Amendments

5 amendments

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Action History

  1. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  2. Reported favorably.

  3. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

  4. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  5. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  6. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

  7. Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  8. Reported with amendments (18-0).

  9. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  10. Reported with amendments (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  11. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  12. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

  13. Prefiled.

  14. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#854)

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 64004
Democrat 27003
Total 97008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
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 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 Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 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 Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

finance veterans
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 175?
HB 175 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Annie Spell (Republican), Dustin Miller (Democrat), Chasity Martinez (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Shane Mack (Republican), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Chance Keith Henry (Republican), Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican), and Reese "Skip" Broussard (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 175?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 18, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB 175?
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