HB 1201 — ELECTED OFFICIALS/COMP: Provides with respect to the compensation of statewide elected officials and legislators (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Becomes Act No. 954 without the Governor's signature.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 23, 2026.
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5 sponsors
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
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3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
This bill addresses compensation for statewide elected officials and legislators.
The bill sets terms for the pay of statewide elected officials and legislators. It outlines changes or adjustments to their compensation structure.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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In the latest version of Bill HB 1201, a reference to "ACTNo.954" has been removed. This change is significant because it may streamline the bill by clarifying the current legal context or eliminating outdated references. It helps ensure that the legislation is easier to understand and implement without unnecessary confusion.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-2455 RE-REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
1201 BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG ELECTEDAND OFFICIALS/COMP:SENATORS BARROW, CARTER, LAMBERT, AND TALBOT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides24:31(A), with31.1(C)(2) respectand to(E), the compensation of statewide elected officials and legislators503(B), AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
24:31(A),36:10(B), 31.1(C)(2)relative andto (E),compensation 502(B),of 503(B),electedofficials; and 506(B) and R.S.
36:10,to relativeauthorize toan compensationexpense ofallowanceand a housing allowance for statewide elected officials;officials other than the governor;
to provide for the salaryof thegovernorandotherstatewideelectedofficials;toauthorizeanexpenseallowance and a housing allowance for statewide elected officials other than the governor;
to providefortheadjustmentofthesalaryofstatewideelectedofficialsatthebeginning of each term;
to provide for per diem and mileage allowance for a member when engaged in official legislative business on days not in attendanceattendanceonthebody;toprovidefortheannualadjustment onoftheexpenseallowanceofstatewideelectedofficialsandlegislators;andtoprovide thefor body;related matters.
to provide for the annual adjustment of the expense allowance of statewide elected officials and legislators;
and to provide for related matters.
Section1.Section 1.
R.S.24:31(A),31.1(C)(2)and(E),502(B),503(B),and506(B)areherebyR.S. amended and reenacted to read as follows:
24:31(A), 31.1(C)(2) and (E), and 503(B) are herebyamended and reenacted to read as follows:
162(h)(1)(B)(ii) for the Pagelocationofthestatecapitalduringtheirattendanceonthatbodyandfornomorethan 1ten ofdays 8a CODING:month when engaged in official legislative business on days not in attendance on the body.
(2) The per diem allowancefor days engaged in official legislative business but not in attendance on the body shall be paid only upon the filing of a voucher by the member with the respective presiding officer for each such day and approval of the presiding officer.
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1201 locationofthestatecapitalduringtheirattendanceonthatbodyandfornomorethanENROLLED ten§31.1. days a month when engaged in official legislative business on days not in attendance on the body.
(2) The per diem allowance for days engaged in official legislative business but not in attendance on the body shall be paid only upon the filing of a voucher by the member with the respective presiding officer for each such day and approval of the presiding officer.
* * * §31.1.
11:403(10), in the amount of five hundred dollars per month for expenses in connection with the Pageholding 2or conductoftheiroffice.Warrantsfor the payment of 8such CODING:allowanceshall be in accordance with, and subject to, Subsection B of this Section.
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1201 holdingorconductof their office.Warrantsfor the payment of such allowanceshall be in accordance with, and subject to, Subsection B of this Section.
city average for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as prepared by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, applied annually and shall reflect thechange,ifany,sincetheamountwaslastthechange,ifany,sincetheamountwaslastmodified,providedthatanyadjustment modified,providedthatanyadjustment inamonthlyamountshallonlybemadeinwholeincrementsofonehundreddollars.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives;
salary;
expenses * * * B.
In addition to the days for which he is authorized a per diem as provided in R.S.
24:31 or for attendance at meetings of legislative and other committees or commissions during the interim between sessions, the speaker shall be paid the per diem authorized in R.S.
24:31 for each day spent in the state capitol in the conduct ofthebusinessofhisoffice,uponfilingofavoucherforeachsuchdaywiththeclerk of the House.
The speaker shall be entitled to the per diem and all other allowances provided for by law for members of the legislature.
§503.
Expenses * * * B.
The president members of the Senate and speaker of the members of the HouseofRepresentativesshall beentitledto bereimbursedforexpensesincurredin maintaining a residence in the capital city, in an amount not to exceedone thousand dollars per month, upon filing an itemized statement of expenses and appropriate invoices or receipts supporting the same with the chief clerical officer of their respective house of the legislature.
The Legislative BudgetaryControl Council may promulgate rules concerning expenses pursuant to this Subsection including an annual election for reimbursement up to the monthly limit as an expense allowance Page 3 of 8 CODING:
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1201 orthroughanaccountableplanmaintainedinaccordancewithENROLLED Title§503. 26oftheUnited States Code.
(2)Expenses The* expense* allowance* providedB. for in this Subsection shall be adjusted forinflation on Januaryfirstofeachyearbythechangeintheconsumerpriceindex- U.S.
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cityThe averagepresident formembers allof urbanthe consumersSenate (CPI-U)and asspeaker preparedof bythe members of the UnitedHouseofRepresentativesshall Statesbeentitledto Departmentbereimbursedforexpensesincurredin ofmaintaining Labor,a Bureauresidence ofin Laborthe Statistics,capital appliedcity, annuallyin an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per month, upon filing an itemized statement of expenses and shallappropriate reflectinvoices thechange,ifany,sincetheamountwaslastor modified,providedthatanyadjustmentreceipts inamonthlyamountshallonlybemadeinwholeincrementsofonehundreddollars.supporting the same with the chief clerical officer of their respective house of the legislature.
*The *Legislative *BudgetaryControl §506.Council may promulgate rules concerning expenses pursuant to this Subsection including an annual election for reimbursement up to the monthly limit as an expense allowance orthroughanaccountableplanmaintainedin accordancewithTitle26oftheUnited States Code.
President(2) ofThe theexpense Senate;allowance provided for in this Subsection shall be adjusted forinflation on Januaryfirst ofeachyearbythechangeintheconsumerpriceindex- U.S.
salary;city average for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as prepared by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, applied annually and shall reflect thechange,ifany, sincetheamountwaslastmodified,providedthatanyadjustment inamonthlyamountshallonlybemadeinwholeincrementsofonehundreddollars.
expenses * * * B.Section 2.
In addition to the days for which he is authorized a per diem as provided in R.S.
24:31 or for attendance at meetings of legislative and other committees or commissionsduringtheinterimbetweensessions,thepresidentshallbepaidtheper diem authorized in R.S.
24:31 for each day spent in the state capitol in the conduct of the business of his office, upon filing of a voucher for each such day with the secretaryof the Senate.
The president shall be entitled to the per diem and all other allowances provided for bylaw for members of the legislature.
Section 2.
36:1036:10(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
salaryandsalarycompensation compensation* A.* * B.(1) Thesalaryofeachstatewideelectedofficial,exceptthegovernor,shall beonehundredfifteenthousanddollars,payablemonthlyuponthestatewideelected official's own warrant.
The(2) salaryEach ofstatewide elected official, except the governorgovernor, shall be oneentitled hundredto thirtya seventy-fourmonthly thousandunvouchered dollars,housing payableallowance monthlyfor uponrenting hisor ownleasing warrant.a residence in the capital city of one thousand dollars per month.
B.(1)(3) Thesalaryofeachstatewideelectedofficial,exceptthegovernor,shallEach bestatewide oneelected hundredofficial, fifteenexcept fifty-fourthe thousandgovernor, dollars,shall payablebe entitled to a monthly uponunvouchered theexpense statewideallowance electedof official'sfive ownhundred warrant.dollars per month Page 3 of 4 CODING:
(2) In addition to his salary, each statewide elected official, except the governor, shall be entitled to a monthly unvouchered housing allowance of two thousand five hundred dollars per month.
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1201 (3)ENROLLED Inpayable additionupon tothe his salary, each statewide elected official,official's exceptown thewarrant. governor, shall be entitled to a monthly unvouchered expense allowance of one thousanddollarspermonthpayableuponthestatewideelectedofficial'sownwarrant.
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At noon on the second Mondayin Januaryin 2032, and everyfour years thereafter, the salaries designated in this Section shall be increased by the amount, if any, of personal income growth for Louisiana as defined and reported by the United States Department of Commerce, or its successor agency, measured by comparingthepercapitarateofpersonalincomeforLouisianaatthetime ofthelast adjustment through the most recently available published estimate at the time of commencement of the new term of office.
The amount of any increase shall be certified by the legislative auditor.
DIGESTSPEAKER ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1201 Re-Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Illg Abstract:
Provides for the salary of the governor and other statewide elected officials;
provides for a housing allowance for statewide elected officials, other than the governor;
provides for per diem, mileage reimbursements, and housing allowance for legislators.
Present law provides that members of the legislature mayreceive compensation, referredto asperdiem,equalto therateallowableforper diem deduction bythe U.S.
GeneralServices Administration (GSA) for the location of the state capital during their attendance on the legislature.
Proposedlawretainspresentlawandfurtherauthorizesmembersofthelegislaturetoreceive the GSA rate for per diem for no more than 10 days a month when engaged in official legislative business on days not in attendance on the body.
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1201 Present law provides that in addition to per diem and all other allowances provided bylaw for members of the legislature, eachmember of the legislature, except the president and the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker and the speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives, shall be paid a salaryin the full sum of $16,800 per year.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that in addition to the per diem and salary and all other allowances provided by law for members of the legislature, each member shall be paid a mileage allowance for trips to and from the capitol during sessions of the legislature, regardless of the method of transportation, equal to the GSA standard mileage rate for business travel.
Provides that such mileage allowance shall be paid for a number of trips not to exceed the number of calendar weeks, or fraction thereof, of the session.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that during the interim between sessions each member shall also be paid, for actual attendance at meetings of legislative committees of which he is a member, a mileage allowance equal to the GSA standard mileage rate for business travel for actual travel to and from the site of such meetings.
Proposedlawretainspresentlawandfurtherauthorizesmembersofthelegislaturetoreceive the same mileage allowance up to 10 days per month for any meeting or activity when engaging in official legislative business.
Presentlawprovidesthatthemileageallowanceforlegislative committee meetingsshallbe paid only upon the filing by the member with the respective presiding officer of a voucher for each such meeting.
Further provides that the legislature or either house may, by appropriate resolution, provide that no mileage allowance shall be paid in the case of particular committees or particular meetings.
Proposed law retains present law and requires the member to file a voucher for payment of the mileage allowance provided for byproposed law.
Present law provides that in addition to the salary, compensation, and all other allowances providedbylawformembersofthelegislature,eachmemberofthelegislatureshallbepaid a monthly expense allowance in the amount of $500 per month for expenses in connection with the holding or conduct of their office.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that the expense allowance shall be adjusted for inflation on Jan.
1 of each year bythe change in the consumer price index-U.S.
cityaverage for all urban consumers (CPI-U), applied annuallyand shall reflectthe change, if any, since the amount was last modified, provided that any adjustment in a monthly amount shall only be made in whole increments of $100.
Present law provides that the salary of the speaker of the House of Representatives and president of the Senate shall be $32,000 per year.
Proposed law retains present law.
Further provides that in addition to the days for which he is authorized a per diem as provided in present law or for attendanceatmeetings of legislative and other committees or commissions during the interim between sessions, the speaker and president shall be paid the per diem for each day spent in the state capitol in the conduct of the business of his office, upon filing of a voucher for each such daywith the clerk of the House.
Proposedlawinsteadprovidesthatthespeakerandpresidentshallbeentitledtotheperdiem and all other allowances provided for bylaw for members of the legislature.
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1201 Present law requires that the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives be reimbursed for housing expenses when maintaining a residence in the capital city, not to exceed $1,000 per month.
Requires the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives to file an itemized statement of expenses and appropriate invoices or receipts.
Proposed law changes present law by extending the housing allowance for reimbursement of housing expenses when maintaining a residence in the capital city to all members of the legislature, not to exceed $1,000 per month.
Requires an itemized statement but no longer requires expenses to be listed or the production of invoices or receipts.
Authorizes the LegislativeBudgetaryControlCounciltopromulgaterulesconcerningtheexpensesincurred in maintaining a residence in the capital city.
Proposed law provides that the housing allowance shall be adjusted for inflation on Jan.
1 of each year by the change in the consumer price index - U.S.
city average for all urban consumers (CPI-U), applied annually and shall reflect the change, if any, since the amount was last modified, provided that anyadjustment in a monthlyamount shall onlybe made in whole increments of $100.
Present law sets the salary of the governor at $130,000.
Proposed law increases the salary of the governor to $174,000, adjusted each term by the amount of the personal income growth for La.
Present law sets the salary of each statewide elected official, except the governor, at $115,000.
Proposed law increases the salaryof each statewide elected official, except the governor, to $154,000, adjusted each term by the amount of the personal growth income for La.
Proposed law provides forstatewideelected officials, other than the governor, to receivean unvouchered housing allowance of $2,500 per month.
Proposed law provides for statewide elected officials, other than the governor, to receive a monthly unvouchered expense allowance of $1,000 per month, adjusted annually for inflation.
Effective January 10, 2028.
(Amends R.S.
24:31(A), 31.1(C)(2) and (E), 502(B), 503(B), and 506(B) and R.S.
36:10) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the engrossed bill:
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Authorize for all members of the legislature to be reimbursed for housing expenses in the capital city not to exceed $1,000 per month.
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AuthorizetheLegislativeBudgetaryControlCounciltopromulgaterulesforthe reimbursement of expensesrelatedto maintainingaresidencein thecapital city.
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Make technical changes.
The House Floor Amendments to the reengrossed bill:
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Provide that the salaryof the governor shall be $174,000 adjusted each term by theamountofthepersonalincomegrowthforLa.,ratherthanbeingapercentage Page 7 of 8 CODING:
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1201 of the average compensation of the presidents of each public postsecondary education system.
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Provide that the salary of statewide elected officials shall be $154,000 adjusted each term by the amount of the personal income growth for La., rather than a percentage of the average compensation of the presidents of each public postsecondary education system.
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Establish a monthly unvouchered expense allowance, rather than a vehicle allowance, of $1,000/month for each statewide elected official other than the governor, adjusted annually for inflation.
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Providethatthemonthlyexpenseallowanceforlegislatorsandstatewideelected officials and the housing allowance for the speaker of the House of Representatives and president of the Senate be adjusted annuallyfor inflation.
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Provide that the proposed law housing allowance for statewide elected officials other than the governor is unvouchered.
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Amendments
6 amendments- Senate Floor Amendment, #4573, Lambert, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #4497, S&G, Adopted Adopted Show changes
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Action History
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Becomes Act No. 954 without the Governor's signature.
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Effective date: 01/10/2028.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 62, nays 35, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 1 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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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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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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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 53, nays 36. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
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Reported with amendments (18-4).
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Reported favorably (9-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- Kirk Talbot · Cosponsor
- Eddie J. Lambert · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on · 47 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
Co-sponsors (4)
- Kirk Talbot Republican
- Eddie J. Lambert Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Regina Barrow Democrat
Not signed on (142)
142 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 142 →"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 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 43 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 62 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 33% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 16 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 3% | 0% | 31% |
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 | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| % of votes cast | 10% | 0% | 0% | 90% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Not Voting |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 32 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 53 | 36 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 34% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Not Voting |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Not Voting |
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- Who sponsors HB 1201?
- HB 1201 is sponsored by Kirk Talbot (Republican), Eddie J. Lambert (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Regina Barrow (Democrat), and Jr., John R. Illg (Republican).
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
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