HB 42 — RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC GF EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 781.
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 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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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (11 D · 7 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
Establishes a phased retirement program for teachers in Louisiana.
This bill allows teachers in Louisiana to enter a phased retirement program. It enables them to transition into retirement while still working part-time.
What this means for you
- Workers: If you are a teacher, this program allows you to reduce your hours while receiving retirement benefits.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
132 added · 175 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill HB 42 removed the line that mentioned "ACT No. 781." This change simplifies the bill by eliminating the reference to a specific act, which may no longer be relevant. This matters because it helps to clarify the bill's focus and ensures that it stands on its own without needing to rely on outdated references.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-279 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
42 BY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES BACALABACALA, RETIREMENT/TEACHERS:ADAMS, BOUDREAUX, BROUSSARD, CARPENTER, WILFORD CARTER, EDMONSTON, FREEMAN, FREIBERG, DANAHENRY,MIKEJOHNSON,LAFLEUR,MARCELLE,MILLER,MOORE, MURRAY, STAGNI, TAYLOR, AND WYBLE AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides11:927(B)(2)(c)(i) relativeand to(d) aand phased(F)(2) retirementand program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.11:927(F)(2)andtoenactR.S.11:791andR.S.17:3357,relative to theenact Teachers'R.S. Retirement System of Louisiana;
11:791 and 927(B)(2)(b)(iii)and R.S.
17:3357, relative to the Teachers'Retirement System of Louisiana;
to provide relative to the payment of certain administrative fees;fees;toauthorizeeachpublicpostsecondaryeducationmanagementboardtodevelop andimplementaphasedretirementprogram;toprovidethatsuchprogramissubject to board policy;
to authorize each public postsecondary education management board to develop and implement a phased retirement program;
to provide that such program is subject to board policy;
11:927(F)(2)11:927(B)(2)(c)(i) isand (d) and (F)(2) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
11:791 isand hereby927(B)(2)(b)(iii) enactedare herebyenacted to read as follows:
Anymemberofthis systemsystemwhoqualifiesforphasedretirementpursuant whoqualifiesforphasedretirementpursuant to the policy governing his public postsecondary education institution and who has Pagebeen 1approved offor 6participation CODING:in a phased retirement program in accordance with such policy shall apply for retirement as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
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42 beenENROLLED approvedB. for participation in a phased retirement program in accordance with such policy shall apply for retirement as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
B.
The employer of any participant in a phased retirement program shall notify the system of the terms of the participant's phased retirement, including the start date, length of the phased retirement, final termination date, and percentage of work effort to be performed bybythe the participant.
Contributions * * * F.B.(1) * * * (2)(a) * * * (b) Beginning July 1, 2018, each constitutionally established board which manages public postsecondaryeducation institutions and each employer institution and agency under its supervision and control shall contribute to the Teachers' Page 2 of 5 CODING:
* * * (2)(a) The employer's share of the monthly fee shall be the balance remaining after payment of the participant's share.
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42 (b)ENROLLED NotwithstandingRetirement anySystem provision of ParagraphLouisiana (1)on behalf of thiseach Subsection,participant beginningin July 1, 2027, the employeroptional shallretirement payplan the fullsum amountof: of the monthly fee.
* * * (iii) BeginningJuly1,2026,anamountequaltooneandeight-tenthspercent of pay, subject to appropriation.
The Board of Regents shall notify the Teacher's RetirementSystemofLouisianawhetherornotfundshavebeenappropriatedforthis purpose by the beginning of each fiscal year.
(c)(i) Eachboardmayestablishbyresolutionanamountinexcessofthesum of the amounts required by Items (b)(ii) and (iii) minimum required by Item (b)(ii) of this Paragraph.
The amount established shall be the same for all employer institutions and agencies under each board's supervision and control and shall be effective for an entire fiscal year.
* * * (d) Upon receipt of this contribution, the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana shall promptly pay over to the appropriate designated company or companies an amount equal to the amount established by the applicable board pursuant to Subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph or the sum of the amounts required by Items (b)(ii) and (iii) minimum required by Item (b)(ii) of this Paragraph, whichever is greater.
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* * * (2)(a) The employer's share of the monthly fee shall be the balance remaining after payment of the participant's share.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, beginning July 1, 2027, the employer shall pay the full amount of the monthly fee.
Each public postsecondary education management board may develop and implement a phased retirement program, referred to in this Section as a "program",Page for3 institutionsof underits5 managementandsupervisionforthepurposeofCODING: supporting faculty and staff recruitment and retention, facilitating institutional knowledge transfer, and promoting strategic succession planning.
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42 ENROLLED "program", forinstitutions underits managementandsupervisionfor the purpose of supporting faculty and staff recruitment and retention, facilitating institutional knowledge transfer, and promoting strategic succession planning.
If a management board opts to exercise its authority, it shall adopt a policyfor this purpose which shall address the specificspecificoperational operational and institutional needsneedsoftheapplicablesystem oftheapplicablesystemand andinstitutionsinstitutions and provide for, at a minimum, all of the following:
(3) AnemployeeparticipationperiodofnotAnemployeeparticipationperiodofnotlessthantwelvemonthsandnot lessthantwelvemonthsandnot more than thirty-six months.
Page(b) 3A requirement that the memorandum of 6understanding CODING:be approved by the institution's human resources officer, chief academic officer, and chief fiscal officer, as applicable.
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42 (b) A requirement that the memorandum of understanding be approved by the institution's human resources officer, chief academic officer, and chief fiscal officer, as applicable.
(7)Page Provisions4 governing the reemployment following completion of participationintheprogram,includingadefinedwaitingperiodasestablishedbythe5 policy.CODING:
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42 ENROLLED (7) Provisions governing the reemployment following completion of participationintheprogram,includingadefinedwaitingperiodasestablishedbythe policy.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a management board, in addition to the policyprovided for in this Section, from adoptingadoptingguidance guidance or implementation measures with respect to a phased retirement program that are consistent with the provisions of this Section and other applicable law.
DIGESTSPEAKER ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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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 42 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Bacala Abstract:
Provides relative to the creation of and participation in a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana and for the payment of administrative fees.
Proposed law provides for the creation of a Phased Retirement Program (PRP) within the Teachers' Retirement System of La.
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42 Proposed law provides that a member of the system who qualifies with the member's respective institution must apply to the retirement system as provided in present law.
Proposed law provides that during participation in the PRP the participant's benefit is reduced.
Provides that the reduction of the retirement benefit is based on the full regular benefit amount the participant would have been eligible to receive at the beginning of the participation period reduced bythe percentage of work performed bythe participant.
Proposed law provides that upon completion of the phased retirement program, the participant begins to receive his full regular retirement benefit.
Proposed law provides that during the PRP, the participant and the employer do not make contributions if they are on the defined benefit plan.
Provides the following remain fixed as they were with the participant began in the PRP:
(1) The participant's benefit.
(2) Final average compensation.
(3) Creditable service.
Proposed law requires the employer of the participant in the PRP to notifythe system of the participant's terms including the following:
(1) The participant's start date.
(2) Length of participation in the plan.
(3) Final termination date.
(4) The percentage of work to be performed bythe participant.
Proposed law requires the employer and participant to notify the system upon completion or termination of participation in the PRP.
Present law provides for a monthly fee to cover the administration and maintenance of the Optional Retirement Program.
Provides that the fee is expressed as a percentage of the participant'searnablecompensation.
Providesthattheparticipant'sshareofthemonthlyfee is the lesser of:
(1) One-half of the total monthly fee.
(2) Five-hundredths of one percent of the participant's compensation.
Present law provides that the employer's share of the fee is the balance remaining after payment of the participant's share.
Proposed law, beginning July1, 2027, provides that the employer shall paythe full amount of the monthly fee.
Proposed law provides:
(1) Each public postsecondary education management board may develop and implement a phased retirement program.
(2) Anysuchprogramis subjectto boardpolicy,whichshall providefor,ataminimum, all of the following:
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42 (a) Program participation is voluntary.
(b) Eligibility criteria for employees to participate in the program.
(c) Program participation period of 12-36 months.
(d) Requirement for memorandum of understanding between the employee and his institution or system about workload (must be no less than 50%), schedule, and program expectations.
(e) A requirement for formal written acknowledgment by the employee of all program terms and conditions.
(3) AuthorizesamanagementboardtoadoptapolicypriortoJuly1,2027,butprohibits program implementation prior to that date.
Proposed law requires that any cost of proposed law be funded with additional employer contributions in compliance with present constitution (Art.
X, Sec.
29(F)).
(Amends R.S.
11:927(F)(2);
Adds R.S.
11:791 and R.S.
17:3357) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Retirement to the original bill:
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Authorize each public postsecondary education management board to develop and implement a voluntary phased retirement program for faculty and staff.
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Specify that the member's institution is a public postsecondary education institution.
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Make technical changes.
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Amendments
3 amendments- Senate Floor Amendment, #4339, Price, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #2524, RET, Adopted Adopted Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 781.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Called from the calendar.
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Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
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Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
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Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
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Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
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Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
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Conference committee report received.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.
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Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
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Senate conference committee members appointed: Price, Owen, and Barthelemy.
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House conferees appointed: Bacala, Turner, and Brass.
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Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
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Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 1. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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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 04/27/2026.
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Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (16-0).
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Reported with amendments (9-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
Sponsors
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Ed Murray · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Dana Henry · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Cosponsor
- Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Barbara Carpenter · Cosponsor
- Doyle Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Tony Bacala · Primary
- Reese "Skip" Broussard · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Tony Bacala Republican
Co-sponsors (18)
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Joe Stagni
- Ed Murray Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Dana Henry Democrat
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
- Kathy Edmonston Republican
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- Barbara Carpenter Democrat
- Doyle Boudreaux Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
- Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican
Not signed on (128)
128 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 128 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 101 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | 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 | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | 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 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 |
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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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
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 | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 1% | 0% | 6% |
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 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 42?
- HB 42 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Joe Stagni, Ed Murray (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Dana Henry (Democrat), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Tony Bacala (Republican), and Reese "Skip" Broussard (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 42?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2026. Enacted.
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