SB 421 — CLERKS OF COURT: Provides relative to the filing of electronic records. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 386.
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✓Passed Senate
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 22, 2026.
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Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
This bill changes how clerks of court handle electronic record filings.
The legislation modifies the procedures for clerks of court regarding the filing of electronic records. It aims to streamline this process beginning August 1, 2026.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
153 added · 334 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill SB 421, a reference to "ACT No. 386" has been removed. This change simplifies the bill by eliminating an outdated or unnecessary citation. It's important because it helps to clarify the legislation and focus on the current provisions that matter for the issue at hand.
SLS 26RS-942 REENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
421 BY SENATOR MILLER CLERKSAN OFACT COURT.To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to the filing of electronic records.
(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
to provide relative to the preservation ofcertainof records;certainrecords;
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421 §40.
Such District clerks of court and ex officio recorders and registers are herebyauthorizedPage to1 purchase the necessaryequipment, software, and services for converting records into an electronic record, photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or electronic imaging, to lease such equipment and software or to contractwithcompetentindependentcontractors,orboth,accordingtothediscretion of the6 clerksCoding: of court and ex officio recorders and registers, to cause the records described in this Section to be copied or converted and reproduced.
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421 ENROLLED herebyauthorized to purchase the necessaryequipment, software, and services for converting records into an electronic record, photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or electronic imaging, to lease such equipment and software or to contractwithcompetentindependentcontractors,orboth,accordingtothediscretion of the clerks of court and ex officio recorders and registers, to cause the records described in this Section to be copied or converted and reproduced.
44:410 and 411, thedestructionofwhichthe destruction of which isauthorizedbyR.S.13:917,theseveraldistrictclerksofcourt,includingtheclerks of the Criminal or Civil District Courts for the parish of Orleans, shall make and retain in their custody a copy of such records electronically on nonrewritable Pagemagnetic,optical,orlaser-typestoragemedia,includingbutnotlimitedtoCD-ROM. 2 of 10 Coding:
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421 magnetic,optical,orlaser-typestoragemedia,includingbutnotlimitedtoCD-ROM.
In all cases where the district clerks of court and ex officio recorders of thePage various2 parishes throughout the state, Orleans Parish excepted, are required by law to make records of filings,6 documents,Coding: pleadings, and all other written instruments,includingindexes,andregistersofthesame,suchrecordsmaybemade by any method of photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction or electronicallyon non-rewritable magnetic, optical,orlaser-typestoragemedia,includingbutnotlimitedtoCD-ROM.However, the film stock used in making photographic or microphotographic copies and the processing of the copies shall comply with the standards of the American National Standards Institute for permanent record photographic microcopying film and the electronicmediausedshallcomplywiththestandardsoftheInternationalStandards Organization for electronic storage of recordsreproduced or convertedusing any photographic, microphotographic, or electronic digitizing process capable of producing an unalterable and accessible representation of the original source recordprovidedtheusageoftheseprocessesisnototherwiseprohibitedbylaw.
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Whenever recordation by means of photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction is used or when electronic recordation on non-rewritable magnetic, optical, or laser-type storage mediaisused,anyrequirementexpressedorimpliedinlawfortheabove-mentioned Page 3 of 10 Coding:
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421 records,ENROLLED includingthe indexesvarious parishes throughout the state, Orleans Parish excepted, are required by law to make records of filings, documents, pleadings, and registersall other written instruments,includingindexes,andregistersofthesame,suchrecordsmaybemade by any method of thephotorecording, same,photocopying, tomicrofilming, beor maintainedother photographic method of reproduction or electronicallyon non-rewritable magnetic, optical,orlaser-typestoragemedia,includingbutnotlimitedtoCD-ROM.However, the film stock used in amaking bookphotographic or boundvolumeshallbesatisfiedbytheappropriatestorageunitofmicrofilmorothermicrophotographic copies and the processing of the copies shall comply with the standards of the American National Standards Institute for permanent record photographic methodmicrocopying employed,film and the electronicmediausedshallcomplywiththestandardsoftheInternationalStandards Organization for electronicstorage of records reproduced or tapeconvertedusing any photographic, microphotographic, or disk;electronic digitizing process capable of producing an unalterable and accessible representation of the original source recordprovidedtheusageoftheseprocessesisnototherwiseprohibitedbylaw.
however,B. if a clerk of court elects to record bymeans of microfilming or other photographic method of reproduction, or electronically, he shall have copies of the films, tapes, or disks available for inspection,examination,andcopyingundertheprovisions ofR.S.44:31etseq.,and other applicable laws.
Whenever recordation by means of photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction is used or when electronic recordation on non-rewritable magnetic, optical, or laser-type storage mediaisused,anyrequirementexpressedorimpliedinlawfortheabove-mentioned records, including indexes and registers of the same, to be maintained in a book or boundvolumeshallbesatisfiedbytheappropriatestorageunitofmicrofilmorother photographic method employed, or tape or disk;
however, if a clerk of court elects to record by means of microfilming or other photographic method of reproduction, or electronically, he shall have copies of the films, tapes, or disks available for inspection,examination,andcopyingundertheprovisionsofR.S.44:31etseq.,and other applicable laws.
NotwithstandingtheNotwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this SectionorSection or any other provision of law to the contrary, clerks of court and recorders may make indexes of conveyance and mortgage records by any method of photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction or electronically on non-rewritable magnetic, optical, or laser type storage media, includingPage but3 notof limited6 toCoding: CD-ROM;
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421 ENROLLED including but not limited to CD-ROM;
37:682, a clerk of court mayreproducemay reproduce the record as provided in this Section and shall return theoriginalrecordtotheindicatedthe personoriginal andrecordto totheindicatedpersonandto thetheaddress address shown on thefirstpagethe first page of the record, or if no such person and address is indicated, to any vendee or other transferee whose name and address are stated in the instrument.
Page(a)Therecordhasbeenpreservedusingoneofthemethods 4containedinthis ofSection. 10 Coding:
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SLS 26RS-942 REENGROSSED SB NO.
421 (a)Therecordhasbeenpreservedusingoneofthemethods containedin this Section.
(c) The original of the record is not of a graphic nature including but not limitedtoplats,limitedtoplats,maps,andphotographsasrelatedtotheworkofaProfessionalLand maps,andphotographsasrelatedtotheworkofaProfessionalLand Surveyor engaged in the "Practice of Land Surveying", as defined in R.S.
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(i) Received certification written approval from the state archivist that the toPage dispose4 of the6 recordsCoding: are not subject to in accordancewith R.S.
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421 ENROLLED to dispose of the records are not subject to in accordancewith R.S.
(3) The Department of State shall not make or authenticate a copy or reproductionofreproduction of anyoriginal record it receivesreceivesfrom from a clerk of court pursuant to R.S.
F.D.When a clerk of court certifies that a copyof a record preserved by him using a method provided for in this Section is true and correct, the certified copyof Pagethe 5record shall be received in evidence, if relevant, by any court or administrative agency as prima facie proof of 10its Coding:contents.
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421 the record shall be received in evidence, if relevant, by any court or administrative agency as prima facie proof of its contents.
In addition, each clerk of court shall maintain a locallyavailablebackuplocallyavailable backup copyof anyrecord destroyed pursuant to Subsection E of this Section.
(1) "clerk Clerk of court" shall mean any parish district clerk of courtcourt, and ex officio recorder the register of conveyances, recorder of mortgages, and custodian of notarial records in the parish of Orleans.
(2) "Convert" shall mean to capture all information contained in the source records, including all pages or parts from the source records to be preservedinamannerwhichprotectsagainstunauthorizeddeletions,additions, oralterationsandisaccessiblefortheretentionperiodapplicabletotherecord.Page 5 of 6 Coding:
(3)"Electronicdigitizingprocess"shallmeantheprocessofscanningandWords capturingpaperorothermediaformatsintoadigitalformatthatisofsufficientwhich authenticity,are reliability,struck usability,through andare integritydeletions tofrom serveexisting inlaw; place of the original source record.
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
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421 ENROLLED oralterationsandisaccessiblefortheretentionperiodapplicabletotherecord.
(3) "Electronic digitizing process" shall mean the process of scanning and capturing paper or other media formats into a digital format that is of sufficientauthenticity,reliability,usability,andintegritytoserveinplaceofthe original source record.
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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 421 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Miller Presentlaw(R.S.44:40)providesthattheseveralclerksofcourtandexofficiorecordersand registers of conveyances and recorders of mortgages throughout the state are authorized at their option to make additional copies, by any means authorized by present law (R.S.
44:116), of every nature and kind in their custody by virtue of their various official capacities as such clerks of court and ex officio recorders and registers of conveyances and recorders of mortgages, filed or recorded in their offices prior, and subsequent, to July 29, 1964.
Proposedlawprovidesthatthedistrictclerksofcourtandexofficiorecordersareauthorized Page 6 of 10 Coding:
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SLS 26RS-942 REENGROSSED SB NO.
421 to make additional copies, by any means authorized by present law (R.S.
44:116), of every nature and kind in their custody by virtue of their various official capacities as such clerks of court and ex officio recorders, filed or recorded in their offices prior, and subsequent, to July 29, 1964.
Present law provides that the clerks of court and ex officio recorders and registers are authorized to purchase the necessary equipment for photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or electronic imaging, to lease such equipment or to contractwith competent independent contractors, or both, according to the discretion of the clerks of court and ex officiorecordersandregisters,tocausetherecordsdescribedinpresentlawtobecopiedand reproduced.
Proposed law provides thatdistrict clerksofcourt and ex officio recordersareauthorized to purchase the necessary equipment, software and services for converting records into an electronic record, photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or electronic imaging, to lease such equipment and software or to contract with competent independent contractors, or both, according to the discretion of the clerks of court and ex officio recorders, to cause the records described in present law to be copied or converted and reproduced.
Present law provides that each such clerk of court and ex officio recorder and register is authorized to defraythe cost of copying, reproducing, and retrieving the records out of any funds available in the clerk's salary fund.
Proposedlawprovidesthateachclerkofcourtandexofficiorecorderisauthorizedtodefray thecostofequipment,softwareorservicesforconverting,copying,reproducing,digitizing, storing, and retrieving the records out of anyfunds available in the clerk's salary fund.
Present law provides that notwithstanding the provisions of present law, prior to destroying theoriginalcriminalrecordsandanyotherrecordsof everynature and kind thataredeemed permanent under a record retention and disposal schedule adopted bythe secretaryof state andtheclerksofcourtinaccordancewithpresentlaw(R.S.44:410and411),thedestruction ofwhichis authorizedbypresentlaw(R.S.
13:917),theclerks of court, includingtheclerks ofOrleansParishtheCriminalorCivilDistrictCourts,shallmakeandretainintheircustody a copy of such records electronically on nonrewritable magnetic, optical, or laser-type storage media, including but not limited to CD-ROM.
Proposedlawprovidesthatnotwithstandingtheprovisionsofpresentlaw,priortodestroying theoriginalcriminalrecordsandanyotherrecordsof everynature and kind thataredeemed permanent under a record retention and disposal scheduleadopted by the secretary of state andtheclerksofcourtinaccordancewithpresentlaw(R.S.44:410and411),thedestruction of which is authorized by present law (R.S.
13:917), the several district clerks of court, including the clerks of Orleans Parish the Criminal or Civil District Courts, shall make and retain in their custody a copy of such records electronically.
Presentlawprovidesthatno causeofaction for anyclaim shall exist against a clerk ofcourt for any damage or loss resulting from the destruction of an original record after proper preservationoftherecord.Furtherprovidesthatallrecordsinsuitsaffectingrecordsrelating toimmovableproperty,oradoption,interdiction,successions,trusts,oremancipationcreated prior to 1922 shall be retained in their original form.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (R.S.
44:116) provides that in all cases where the clerks of court and recorders of the various parishes throughout the state, Orleans Parish excepted, arerequiredbylaw to make records of filings, documents, pleadings, and all other written instruments, including indexes, and registers of the same, such records may be made by any method of photorecording,photocopying,microfilming,orotherphotographicmethodofreproduction or electronicallyon nonrewritable magnetic, optical, or laser-type storage media, including but not limited to CD-ROM.
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SLS 26RS-942 REENGROSSED SB NO.
421 Presentlawprovidesthatthefilm stockusedin makingphotographicormicrophotographic copies and the processing of the copies shall comply with the standards of the American National Standards Institute for permanent record photographic microcopying film and the electronic media used shall comply with the standards of the International Standards Organization for electronic storage of records.
Proposed law provides that in all cases where the district clerks of court and ex officio recordersarerequiredbylawtomakerecordsoffilings,documents,pleadings, andallother written instruments, including indexes, and registers of the same, such records may be reproducedorconvertedusinganyphotographic,microphotographic,orelectronicdigitizing process capable of producing an unalterable and accessible representation of the original source record provided the usage of these processes is not otherwise prohibited bylaw.
Presentlawprovidesthatwheneverrecordationbymeansofphotorecording,photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction is used or when electronic recordation on nonrewritable magnetic, optical, or laser-type storage media is used, any requirementexpressedorimpliedinlawfortheabove-mentionedrecords,includingindexes and registers of the same, to be maintained in a book or bound volume shall be satisfied by the appropriate storage unit of microfilm or other photographic method employed, or tape or disk.
Further provides that, if a clerk of court elects to record bymeans of microfilming or other photographic method of reproduction, or electronically, he shall have copies of the films,tapes,ordisksavailableforinspection,examination,andcopyingundertheprovisions of present law (R.S.
44:31 et seq.).
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that notwithstanding the provisions of present law, clerks of court and recorders may make indexes of conveyance and mortgage records by any method of photorecording,photocopying,microfilming,orotherphotographicmethodofreproduction or electronically on nonrewritable magnetic, optical, or laser type storage media, including but not limited to CD-ROM;
however, the standards described in present law shall apply.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Presentlawprovidesthatnotwithstandingtheprovisions ofpresentlaw,foranyrecordfiled on or after January1, 2005, with the exception of records of a graphic nature, including but not limited to plats, maps, and photographs as related to the work of a Professional Land Surveyor engaged in the "Practice of Land Surveying", as defined in present law (R.S.
37:682), a clerk of court may reproduce the record as provided in present law and shall return the original record to the indicated person and to the address shown on the first page oftherecord,orifno suchpersonandaddress is indicated,to anyvendeeorothertransferee whosenameandaddressarestatedintheinstrument.Furtherprovidesthattheclerkofcourt shall verifythat the copyof the recordis complete and legible prior to the return or disposal of the original record.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that notwithstanding the provisions of present law, with the exception of instruments filed in the conveyance records, a clerk of court shall not be required to maintain an original record filed on or prior to December 31, 2004, provided that:
(1) The record has been preserved usingone of the methods contained in present law.
(2) The original of the record has been transferred to the state archivist pursuant to the provisions of present law (R.S.
44:406 or R.S.
44:427).
(3) Theoriginaloftherecordisnotofagraphicnatureincludingbutnotlimitedtoplats, maps and photographs as related to the work of a Professional Land Surveyor engagedinthe"PracticeofLandSurveying",asdefinedinpresentlaw(R.S.37:682).
Proposedlawretainspresentlawbutclarifiesthattheprovisionofpresentlaw(R.S.44:427) is not applicable.
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421 Present law provides that with the exception of instruments filed in the conveyance records on or prior to December 31, 2004, a clerk of court may destroy any record provided for in present law or return it to the person who is indicated and to the address shown on the first pageoftherecord,orifnosuchpersonandaddressisindicated,tothepersonwhopresented the record after the clerk of court has done all of the following:
(1) Received certification from the state archivist that the records are not subject to present law (R.S.
44:406 or 411).
(2) Preserved the record as provided in present law.
(3) Verified that the copy of the record is complete and legible.
Present law provides that no causeofactionforanyclaim shall exist against a clerk of court for any damage or loss resulting from the return or destruction of an original record in accordance with present law after receipt of the certification and proper preservation of the record.
Proposed law provides that no cause of action for any claim shall exist against a clerk of court for any damage or loss resulting from the return or destruction of an original record in accordance with present law after receipt of written approval from the state archivist to dispose of the record and proper preservation of the record in accordance with present law and proposed law.
Presentlaw provides that when a clerk of court certifies that acopyofarecordpreservedby him using a method provided for in present law is true and correct, the certified copyof the record shall be received in evidence, if relevant, by any court or administrative agency as prima facie proof of its contents.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that all rules adopted by the Department of State relative to retention andstorageofrecordsofpublicbodiesshallapplytoallrecordsprovidedforin presentlaw.
Further provides that each clerk of court shall maintain a locally available backup copy of any record destroyed pursuant to present law.
ProposedlawprovidesthatallrulesadoptedbytheDepartmentofStaterelativetoretention and storage of records of public bodies shall applyto all recordsprovided for in present law and proposed law.
Present law provides that for purposes of present law the term "clerk of court" shall mean any parish clerk of court, and the register of conveyances, recorder of mortgages, and custodian of notarial records in Orleans Parish.
Proposedlaw redefines"clerkofcourt"asanydistrict clerkofcourtandex officiorecorder.
Proposed law defines"convert" as the capture of all information contained in the source records, including all pages or parts from the source records to be preserved in a manner whichprotectsagainstunauthorizeddeletions,additions,oralternationsandisaccessiblefor the retention period applicable to the record.
Proposedlawdefines"electronicdigitizingprocess"astheprocessofscanningandcapturing paperorothermediaformatsintoadigitalformatthatisofsufficientauthenticity,reliability, usability, and integrity to serve in place of the original source record.
Present law (R.S.
44:118) provides that subject to the provisions of present law (R.S.
44:116), in addition to the methods authorized for recording filings, documents, pleadings, and all other written instruments and for indexing conveyance and mortgage records, the clerk of court of Lafayette Parish may electronically record filings, documents, pleadings, and all other written instruments and make indexes of conveyanceand mortgage recordson Page 9 of 10 Coding:
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421 nonrewritable magnetic, optical, or laser type storage media, including but not limited to CD-ROM.
Furtherprovides thatthemediashall complywith thestandardsoftheAmerican NationalStandardInstituteortheInternationalStandardsOrganizationforelectronicstorage of records.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Effective August 1, 2026.
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44:40(A), (B), (C), and (E) and 116;
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44:118) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill 1.
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 386.
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Effective date 8/1/2026.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House without amendments.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported favorably (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Sponsors
- Gregory A. Miller · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Gregory A. Miller 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 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 60 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Galle | — | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
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- SB 421 is sponsored by Gregory A. Miller (Republican).
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