HB 316 — EDUCATION: Provides relative to student literacy (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last action — Becomes Act No. 964 without the Governor's signature.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 25, 2026.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
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Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill addresses student literacy initiatives.
This bill focuses on improving student literacy through various educational measures. It involves changes to literacy programs and policies to enhance reading skills among students.
What this means for you
- Families: This means families may see improved reading skills in their children as schools implement new literacy programs.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
327 added · 360 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 316, a reference to an earlier law, known as ACT No. 964, has been removed. This change likely indicates that the provisions of ACT No. 964 are no longer relevant or necessary in the context of this bill. By removing outdated references, the bill can be clearer and more focused on current issues, which can help improve its effectiveness.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-802 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
316 BY REPRESENTATIVE WYBLE EDUCATION:AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to student literacy AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
17:7.2(A)(11) through (13), 24.14, 100.13(N),100.13(N) and (O), and 3996(B)(24), and to repeal R.S.
17:7.2(A)(11) through (13), 24.14, 100.13(N),100.13(N) and 3996(B)(24)(O), areand hereby3996(B)(24) enactedareherebyenacted to read as follows:
17:7(6), the State Board of Elementaryand SecondarySecondaryEducation, Education, subject to the constitutional power and authority of the Board of Regents, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, shall establish qualifications and requirements for the approval of teacher education programs from which Page 1 of 12 CODING:
HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
316 andENROLLED requirements for the approval of teacher education programs from which graduates may be certified.
The qualifications and requirements established bybythe the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for an approved teacher education program shall include but not be limited to the following:
(c) How to implement effective literacy instruction using high quality instructional materials.materials that do not include the three-cueing systems model.
(12)(a)(e) ThatHow ato programunderstand forthe specialnegative educationimpacts andof secondarythe educationthree-cueing teachersystems candidatesmodel, includehow instructionto onidentify adolescentit literacyskillsin thatcurricula, includesand the following:reasons why it is a flawed model of teaching children to read.
(12)(a) That a program for special education and secondary education teacher candidates include instruction on adolescent literacy skills that includes the following:
(iii) Provision of effective instruction on interventions for all students, including students with dyslexia.
HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
316 (iv)ENROLLED Understanding(iii) andProvision use of studenteffective datainstruction toon makeinterventions instructionalfor decisions.all students, including students with dyslexia.
(iv) Understanding and use of student data to make instructional decisions.
(13) Thattherequirementsin Paragraphs(11)and(12)ofthisSubsectionbe aligned to ensureensurecontinuityand continuityand progression of instruction across certification areas and grade spans.
reporting * * * K.(1) Eachpublicschoolgoverningauthorityshallensurethatanyindividual studentstudentplanasprovidedforinthisSectionoraconsolidatedstudentplanasprovided planfor asin providedParagraph (2) of this SectionSubsection orthat consolidatedwas studentdeveloped planin asa providedprior forschool inyear Paragraph(2)ofthisSubsectionthatwasdevelopedinapriorschoolyearisannuallyis reviewedannuallyreviewed during the first eight weeks of school.
(3) (c) Individual reading plans as provided for in R.S.
17:24.11.
HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
316 (4)(d)ENROLLED PlansforacceleratedinstructionasprovidedforinR.S.17:100.13(H).(3) (c) Individual reading plans as provided for in R.S.
17:24.11.
(4)(d) PlansforacceleratedinstructionasprovidedforinR.S.17:100.13(H).
(3) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to supersede, conflict with, or override the requirements of an individualized education program or an individualized accommodation plan, including the provision of anyrelated services or accommodations required byfederal law.
The provisions of anysuch program or plan shall supersedeand control to the extent of a conflict with anyprovision of this Section.
(1) "Adolescentliteracy"meansthedevelopmentandapplicationofreading, writing, language, and comprehension skills necessary for students in grades four through eight to access,understand, analyze, and producegrade-leveltextproduce grade-leveltext across all subject areas.
(a) Comprehensivetrainingonthescienceofreading,includingexplicitand systematic instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness,awareness,phonics, phonics, including decoding and encoding, fluency, vocabulary, syntax, and comprehension.
(c) Trainingin the identificationofandtheuseidentification ofofandtheuseof appropriateinterventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with reading and writing difficulties, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other learning differences.
(d) Training in the identification of reading deficiencies based on reading assessment data.
(3) "Adolescent literacy professional development course" means a professional learning course that is based on the science of reading designed for the professional development of educators and includes all of the following:
(a) Strategies to increase educator knowledge of how to teach reading and writing skills for students.
HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
316 (b)ENROLLED Identification(d) Training in the identification of literacyskillsreading essentialdeficiencies tobased specificon contentreading areas.assessment data.
(3) "Adolescent literacy professional development course" means a professional learning course that is based on the science of reading designed for the professional development of educators and includes all of the following:
(a) Strategies to increase educator knowledge of how to teach reading and writing skills for students.
(b) Identification of literacyskills essential to specific content areas.
(d) ResearchScientifically strategies based onreading theresearch sciencestrategies of reading for how to identify and address reading deficiencies in adolescent learners.
(ii) The timeline of statewide assessments during the spring semester.
(iii) The availability of appropriate accommodations for students with specialized plans.
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(iv) The timeliness in reporting assessment results to teachers, administrators, and parents.
HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
316 (v)ENROLLED How(ii) assessmentThe resultstimeline can be used to inform instruction and intervention, including diagnosis of andstatewide progressassessments monitoringduring forthe studentsspring whosemester. may qualify for high-dosage tutoring pursuant to R.S.
(iii) The availability of appropriate accommodations for students with specialized plans.
(iv) The timeliness in reporting assessment results to teachers, administrators, and parents.
(v) How assessment results can be used to inform instruction and intervention, including diagnosis of and progress monitoring for students who may qualify for high-dosage tutoring pursuant to R.S.
(vi) Theavailabilityofcomprehensivetrainingonanydepartment-approved assessment system to ensure teachers have the knowledge and skills to administer theassessmentandcanusethedatato informinstruction andinterventionsbasedon student needs.
(iii)Page Demonstration6 of lessons,12 co-teaching,CODING: modeling, and teacher observation.
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HB NO.
316 ENROLLED (iii) Demonstration of lessons, co-teaching, modeling, and teacher observation.
Dailyclass schedules shall be adaptable and allocate sufficient instructional time for core instruction, Pageintervention,andacademicenrichmentasdeemedappropriatebyanalysisofstudent 6data. of 12 CODING:
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HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
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(b) A description of the currentservicesthatcurrent services that are provided to the student and suggested resources or strategies that the parent can use to support reading at home.
(a)Page Regular7 access to instruction from an individual who has completed an approved adolescent literacyintervention course as provided in Paragraph (B)(3) of this12 SectionCODING: or is a reading teacher, reading specialist, or reading interventionist.
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HB NO.
316 ENROLLED (a) Regular access to instruction from an individual who has completed an approved adolescent literacyintervention course as provided in Paragraph (B)(3) of this Section and is a reading teacher, reading specialist, or reading interventionist.
Page(e) 7Summer school remediation programs or other forms of 12remediation CODING:as appropriate to meet the academic needs of the student based on the results of the universal screener, diagnostic tool, or the English language arts state assessment.
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HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
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The plan shall be createdbytheteacher,readingspecialistorinterventionist,principalordesignee,and other pertinent school personnel in collaboration with the parents or guardians, who shall be provided a written copycopyof of the plan.
(d) A description of the proposed interventions and supplemental instructional services aligned with scientifically based reading research that are designedPage to8 remedyof each12 identifiedCODING: reading deficiencyand that shall be provided to the student.
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HB NO.
316 ENROLLED designed to remedyeach identified reading deficiencyand that shall be provided to the student.
17:351.1, that all textbooks and instructional materials used to teach and provide intervention services for students are Pagehigh-quality, 8fully ofaligned 12to CODING:state content standards, content-rich, aligned with scientifically based reading research, and focus on advanced phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and content writing embedded throughout all core subject areas.
Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscoredCurricula, aresupplemental additions.materials, and interventions used to teach reading shall focus on decoding, fluency, and language structure as well as vocabulary, comprehension, and content writing instruction and shall not include the use of the three-cueing systems model.
HLS(7)(a) 26RS-802BeginningSeptember REENGROSSED1, HB2026, NO.and trienniallythereafter,develop and submit to the department an adolescent literacyskills plan for students and post the plan on its website.
316 high-quality, fully aligned to state content standards, content-rich, aligned with scientifically based reading research, and focus on advanced phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and content writing embedded throughout all core subject areas.
Curricula and interventions used to teach readingshall focus on decoding, fluency, and language structure as well as vocabulary, comprehension, and content writing.
(7)(a) BeginningSeptember,1,2026,andtrienniallythereafter,developand submit to the department an adolescent literacyskills plan for students and post the plan on its website.
(b)Page This9 planof maybe12 consolidatedCODING: with the foundational literacy skills plan provided for in R.S.
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HB NO.
316 ENROLLED (b) This plan maybe consolidated with the foundational literacy skills plan provided for in R.S.
D.(1)(c)(i) EachpublicschoolgoverningauthorityshallensurethatanyindividualNotwithstanding reading improvement plan as provided for in Paragraph (C)(5) of this Section or a consolidatedstudentplanasprovidedforinParagraph(2)ofthisSubsectionthatwas developedin a prior school yearis annuallyreviewed during the firstprovisions eight weeks of school.R.S.
17:3996(B)(24), a charter school with a school performance letter grade or progress index of "A", "B", or "C" is exempt from the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, a charter school with a school performance letter grade or progress index of "D" or "F" shall submit the adolescent literacyskills plan required bythat Subparagraph to its chartering authority instead of the department.
D.(1) Eachpublicschoolgoverningauthorityshallensurethatanyindividual reading improvement plan as provided for in Paragraph (C)(5) of this Section or a consolidatedstudentplanasprovidedforinParagraph(2)ofthisSubsectionthatwas developedin a prior school year is annuallyreviewedduringthe first eight weeks of school.
Page(c) 9Input from any members of 12the CODING:team that initially developed the plan, including but not limited to the teacher, reading specialist or interventionist, principal, other pertinent school personnel, and the parent or guardian.
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HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
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Any adolescent literacy intervention course or adolescent literacy professional development course shall be completed during existing weekly, job-embeddedteachercollaborationtime.NothinginthisSectionshallbeconstrued to require or authorize an increase in such time or to extend the teacher's work day Page 10 of 12 CODING:
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HB NO.
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If completion of any such course occurs during a teacher's planning timeasprovidedinR.S.17:434oroutsideofanyemployee'sregularworkhours,the employee shall be compensated as provided in R.S.
17:418(A)(3)(a).
Any requirementforsuchacourseshallbeimplementedinamannerconsistentwithR.S.
17:419.4(A).
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For teachers who serve as tutors as provided in this Section, any professional learning course, intervention course, or coaching support shall be completed during weekly, job-embedded teacher collaboration time and shall not require an increase in such time.
If such activities occur during a teacher's planning time as provided R.S.
17:434 or outside of any employee's regular work hours, the employee shall be compensated as provided in R.S.
17:418(A)(3)(a).
Any requirement for a professional learning course, intervention course, or coaching support shall be implemented in a manner consistent with R.S.
17:419.4(A).
Notwithstanding any state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary and except as may be otherwise specifically provided for in an approved charter, a charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and its approved charter and the school's officers and employees shall be exempt from all statutory mandates or other statutory requirements that are applicablePage to11 publicof schools12 andCODING: to public school officers and employees except for the following laws otherwise applicable to public schools with the same grades:
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HB NO.
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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 316 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Wyble Abstract:
Provides relative to literacy, including instruction and assessment for fourth through eighth grade students and teacher education programs.
Teacher education programs Present law requires the State Bd.
of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to establishqualificationsandrequirementsfortheapprovalofteachereducationprogramsand providesspecificparametersforsuchqualificationsandrequirements.
Proposedlawretains present law.
Present law requires that a program for candidates seeking certification to teach students in kindergarten through third grade include instruction on certain specified foundational literacy skills.
Proposed law retains present law except that proposed law removes the requirement that this include behavior management, trauma informed principles for the classroom, and other developmentally appropriate supports to ensure that students can effectively access literacyinstruction.
Proposed law, applicable to students entering programs during or after the 2027-2028 academic year, additionally requires that programs for candidates seeking certification to teach special education and secondary education include instruction on certain specified adolescent literacyskills.
Adolescent literacy (fourth through eighth grade) Proposed law requires the state Dept.
of Education (DOE) to do the following with respect to adolescent literacy:
(1) Develop an adolescent literacy program for students, including special education students.
(2) Develop an approved list of one or more reliable and valid readingassessments.
(3) Develop or identify and approve adolescent literacy professional development courses and adolescent literacy intervention courses and make available resources for job-embedded coaching support for administrators and teachers.
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HLS 26RS-802 REENGROSSED HB NO.
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(1) Provide each student with core instruction that includes specified literacy components.
(2) Administertheaforementionedproposedlawreadingassessmenttoanystudentwho scoredbelow masteryin English language arts on the state assessment administered the prior school year.
(3) Notify parent within 15 days of identifying that a student has reading deficiencies based on the assessment results.
(4) Provide each such student with intensive interventions to address specific deficiencies.
(5) Provide each such student, within 30 days of such identification, with an individual reading improvement plan.
(6) Ensure that all textbooks and instructional materials meet certain criteria.
(7) Beginning Sept.
1, 2026, and triennially thereafter, develop and submit to the department an adolescent literacy skills plan for students and post the plan on its website.
Proposed law requires public school governing authorities to ensure that any individual student plan developed in a prior school year is annually reviewed during the first eight weeks of school and provides specific requirements for such review.
Proposed law requires BESE to adopt rules for proposed law implementation, provides for proposed law implementation beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, and is applicable to all public schools, including charter schools.
Early literacy (kindergarten through third grade) Present law provides for individual student plans with respect to early literacy for students in grades kindergarten through three.
Proposed law requires each public school governing authority to ensure that any plan developed in a prior school year is annually reviewed during the first eight weeks of school and provides specific requirements for such review.
High-dosage tutoring Present law requires extended academic support for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, including through high-dosage tutoring.
Proposed law authorizes a school board to provide ongoing coaching support in evidence-based instruction to tutors delivering high- dosage tutoring.
(Amends R.S.
17:24.10(K);
Adds R.S.
17:7.2(A)(11)-(13), 24.14, 100.13(N), and 3996(B)(24);
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Amendments
4 amendments- Senate Committee Amendment, #3437, EDUC, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3374, EDUC, Draft Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3356, EDUC, Draft Show changes
- House Floor Amendment, #2156, Wyble, Adopted Adopted Show changes
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Action History
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Becomes Act No. 964 without the Governor's signature.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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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 38 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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Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
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Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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Reported with amendments.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
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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 third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
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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 (10-1).
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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
- John E. Wyble · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- John E. Wyble Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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. | — | Not Voting |
| Landry, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
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 | 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 | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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