Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 14 R cosponsors

HB 861 — BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the status of inactive boards and commissions in Louisiana (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 571.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 29, 2026.

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill addresses the status of inactive boards and commissions in Louisiana.

This legislation provides guidance on how to handle inactive boards and commissions in Louisiana. It aims to clarify their status and ensure proper management of these entities.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The change in the bill HB 861 involves the removal of the reference to "ACT No. 571." This update is important because it clarifies the bill's content by omitting outdated or less relevant information. This helps ensure that the law remains focused on current issues without unnecessary references that could confuse readers.

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861 BY REPRESENTATIVES MIKE JOHNSON, AMEDEE, BAYHAM, BEAULLIEU, BOUDREAUX, BUTLER, CARLSON, DICKERSON, EGAN, FREIBERG, HORTON, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN, AND WYBLE BOARDS/COMMISSIONS:
861 BY REPRESENTATIVES MIKE JOHNSON, AMEDEE, BAYHAM, BEAULLIEU, BOUDREAUX, BUTLER, CARLSON, DICKERSON, EGAN, FREIBERG, HORTON, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN, AND WYBLE AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.13:782(J)(2)(a)and(b),R.S.15:574.21(D),R.S.25:521(A),R.S.
Provides relative to the status of inactive boards and commissions in Louisiana AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.13:782(J)(2)(a)and(b),R.S.15:574.21(D),R.S.25:521(A),R.S.
22:1201 through 1220, Chapter 13 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprisedof R.S.23:2021 through2024,Chapter23-AofTitle 25oftheLouisiana RevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.25:1021through1027,PartIofChapter 6 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
22:1201 through 1220, Chapter 13 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprisedof R.S.
23:2021 through2024,Chapter23-AofTitle25oftheLouisiana RevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.25:1021through1027,PartIofChapter 6 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
36:4(B)(18) and (34) and (D)(1), 209(A)(10) and (D)(1), 610(C)(2), and 651(K)(2), R.S.
36:4(B)(18) and (34) and (D)(1), 209(A)(2) and (10) and (D)(1), 508.4,610(C)(2),and651(K)(2),R.S.
38:90.2 and 90.5(A), Subpart F-1 of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
38:90.2 and90.5(A),SubpartF-1ofPartII-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
39:99.26 through 99.46, PartXI-AofChapter1ofTitle 39oftheLouisianaRevised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
39:99.26 through 99.46, Part XI-A of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
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861 R.S.40:600.91(A)(28)(b),1730.28.4,and1730.28.5(C),R.S.43:111(A)(9),PartVII ofChapter2ofTitle49oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.
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40:600.91(A)(28)(b), 1730.28.4, and 1730.28.5(C), R.S.
43:111(A)(9), Part VIIof Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
51:1317 through 1319, and Part XIII-A of Chapter 1 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
51:1317 through 1319, and Part XIII-A of Chapter 1 of Title 56 oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.
56:699.21 and 699.22, R.S.
56:699.21 and699.22, R.S.
56:1948.4(A)(2), Part III-A of Chapter 9 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
56:1948.4(A)(2), Part III-A of Chapter 9 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.56:1948.11through1948.13,PartVIIofChapter 9 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
56:1948.11 through 1948.13, Part VII of Chapter 9 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.
56:1950.21through1950.26,and1681,relativetoboards,commissions,committees, councils, authorities, districts, like entities, and funds related thereto;
56:1950.21 through 1950.26, and 1681, relative to boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities,districts,likeentities,andfundsrelatedthereto;toproviderelativetothe functional organization of state government by abolishing certain boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities, districts, like entities, and funds related thereto;
to provide relative to the functional organization of state government by abolishing certain boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities, districts, like entities, and funds related thereto;
to remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, and duties of the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration, Advisory Subcommittee of the Accountability Commission, Byways Commission, Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation, Centers of Excellence ProgramAdvisoryBoard,ClerksofCourtCertificationProgramCommittee,Coastal ProtectionandRestorationFinancingCorporation,ENCORELouisianaCommission, Energy Code Commission, Equal Pay Commission, Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission, Louisiana Health Plan, Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission, Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council, Latino Commission, Louisiana Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning and Implementation Committee, Louisiana Music Trail Commission, Louisiana QuincentenaryCommission,ParksandRecreationCommission,ProcessTechnology Advisory Board, Rural Water Infrastructure Committee, Louisiana Sentencing Commission, StateBuildings andLandsHighestandBestUseAdvisoryGroup,and Waste Tire Task Force;
to remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, and duties of the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration, Advisory Subcommittee of the Accountability Commission, Byways Commission, Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation, Centers of Excellence Program Advisory Board, Clerks of Court Certification Program Committee, Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation, ENCORE Louisiana Commission, Energy Code Commission, Equal Pay Commission, Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission, Louisiana Health Plan, Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission, Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council, Latino Commission, Louisiana Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning and Implementation Committee, Louisiana Music Trail Commission, Louisiana Quincentenary Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Process Technology Advisory Board, Rural Water Infrastructure Committee, Louisiana Sentencing Commission, State Buildings and Lands Highest and Best Use Advisory Group, Waste Tire Task Force, and Multimodal Commerce Advisory Commission;
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861 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
861 ENROLLED Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
In order to merge and consolidate into one agency, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, certain executive and administrative offices, boards, commissions and agencies of the state of Louisiana whoseduties andfunctionsareof a similar nature or character,the followingnamed offices, boards, commissions and agencies are merged and consolidated into the Department of Conservation and Energy:
In order to merge and consolidate into one agency, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, certain executive and administrative offices, boards, commissions and agencies of the state of Louisiana whoseduties and functions are of a similar natureorcharacter,thefollowingnamed offices, boards, commissions and agencies are merged and consolidated into the Department of Conservation and Energy:
AfterapprovalbytheLouisianaByways Commission, theDepartmentof Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Department of Transportation and Page 3 of 17 CODING:
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861 Development, a proposed byway shall be presented to the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works by the recommending agent and shall be approved by a majority of the members of each committee prior to its inclusion in the Louisiana Byway Program.
861 ENROLLED Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works by the recommending agent and shall be approved by a majority of the members of each committee prior to its inclusion in the Louisiana Byway Program.
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(b) If,onJuly1,1990,aclerkhascompletedtheeducationalandexperience requirementsasprovidedinSubsectionIofthisSectionandthedocumentsshowing the successful completion of the program have been submitted to and approved by the certificationcommittee and said approval documented to the legislative auditor, Page 4 of 10 CODING:
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861 the certification committee and said approval documented to the legislative auditor, the clerk shall be granted a seven percent increase in compensation to his annual salary as set forth in Subsection A of this Section.
861 ENROLLED the clerk shall be granted a seven percent increase in compensation to his annual salary as set forth in Subsection A of this Section.
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Energy Code Commission Section10.
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Equal Pay Commission Section 11.
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861 ENROLLED Equal Pay Commission Section 11.
Subpart J of Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.22:1201through1220,isherebyrepealedinitsentirety.
Subpart J of Part III of Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutesof1950,comprisedofR.S.22:1201through1220,is herebyrepealedinitsentirety.
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25:521(A)is herebyamendedandreenactedto readas follows:
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25:521(A) is herebyamendedandreenactedto readas follows:
§521.
and one member each, servingex officio, from State Archives and Records Commission, State Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Louisiana State Museum, and State Tourist Development Commission.
and one member each, serving ex officio, from State Archives and Records Commission the Department of State, State Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Louisiana State Museum, and State Tourist Development Commission.
Lease of lakes, bays and coves The register of the State Land Office, with the concurrence and approval of thegovernor,is herebyauthorizedandempoweredtoleaseonbehalfofthestateany portion or part of anymeandered state-owned lake, bay, cove or the bed and bottom thereof or state-owned lands reclaimed therefrom to any governing authority of a parish or municipality or any combination thereof, the Louisiana Wildlife and FisheriesCommission,theStateParksandRecreationCommission,theDepartment of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Louisiana State Department of Highwaysforuseprimarilyforpublicrecreationalpurposes;provided,however,that said leases may only be entered into with the aforementioned municipal and parish governing authorities or any combination thereof, when the geographical territory encompassedbysaidgoverningauthoritiesisdirectlyadjacentto thelake,bay,cove or any part thereof or the bed and bottom thereof or lands reclaimed therefrom.
Lease of lakes, bays and coves The register of the State Land Office, with the concurrence and approvalof thegovernor,is herebyauthorizedandempoweredto leaseonbehalfofthestateany portion or part of anymeandered state-owned lake, bay, cove or the bed and bottom thereof or state-owned lands reclaimed therefrom to any governing authority of a parish or municipality or any combination thereof, the Louisiana Wildlife and FisheriesCommission,theStateParksandRecreationCommission,theDepartment of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Louisiana State Department of Highwaysforuseprimarilyforpublicrecreationalpurposes;provided,however,that said leases may only be entered into with the aforementioned municipal and parish governing authorities or any combination thereof, when the geographical territory encompassedbysaidgoverningauthoritiesis directlyadjacentto thelake,bay,cove or any part thereof or the bed and bottom thereof or lands reclaimed therefrom.
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861 the caseof leasesto the State Parks and Recreation Commission, the Departmentof Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the State Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, and/or theStateDepartmentofHighways, saidleasesmaybegrantedona statewide basissubjectto allconditions andrequirementsasprovidedforundertheprovisions of this Chapter.
861 ENROLLED Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the State Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, and/orthe State DepartmentofHighways, saidleasesmaybegrantedonastatewide basissubjectto allconditionsandrequirementsas providedforundertheprovisions of this Chapter.
Any lease made by the register of the State Land Office pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be on behalf of the state of Louisiana except that, as to anylake, bay, coveandthebedand bottom thereofand land reclaimedtherefrom, or part thereof, not under the jurisdiction and control of the state of Louisiana, the lease shall be made on behalf of the political bodyor entityhavingsuch jurisdiction and control and only at its request.
Any lease made by the register of the State Land Office pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be on behalf of the state of Louisiana except that, as to anylake, bay, cove andthebedandbottom thereofand land reclaimedtherefrom, or part thereof, not under the jurisdiction and control of the state of Louisiana, the lease shall be made on behalf of the political bodyor entityhaving such jurisdiction and control and only at its request.
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36:209(A)(2) and R.S.
56:1681 are herebyrepealed in their entirety.
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861 ENROLLED Process Technology Advisory Board Section 21.
36:209(A)(2),R.S.
56:1681, andR.S.
49:966(B)(3)(b)areherebyrepealed in their entirety.
Process Technology Advisory Board Section 21.
36:4(B)(18) and Part VII of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Louisiana RevisedStatutes of1950, comprised ofR.S.
36:4(B)(18) and Part VII of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Louisiana RevisedStatutes of1950, comprisedofR.S.
Contingent upon the availability of funding, the Department of Public SafetyandCorrectionsandtheLouisianaCommissiononLawEnforcementandthe Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide the necessaryresources, including clerical and administrative personnel, required by the committee on parole to establish, implement and evaluate the risk assessment pilot program.
Contingent upon the availability of funding, the Department of Public SafetyandCorrectionsandtheLouisianaCommission onLawEnforcementandthe Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide the necessaryresources, including clerical and administrative personnel, required by the committee on parole to establish, implement and evaluate the risk assessment pilot program.
* * * (B)Chapter1-AofTitle 15 of theLouisianaRevisedStatutes of1950,comprisedof R.S.
* * * (B) Chapter1-AofTitle 15oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutes of1950,comprisedof R.S.
15:321 through 324, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
15:321 through 324, and R.S.
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49:966(B)(23) are herebyrepealed in their entirety.
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State Buildings and Lands Highest and Best Use Advisory Group Section 24.
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Waste Tire Task Force Section 25.
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861 ENROLLED Waste Tire Task Force Section 25.
DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
Section 26.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
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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.
36:508.4 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 861 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Mike Johnson Abstract:
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Provides for the abolition of certain boards, commissions, authorities, like entities and related funds and abolishes the powers, functions, duties, and responsibilities of such entities, and removes references and related provisions.
Proposed law provides for the abolition of certain boards, commissions, authorities, like entities andrelatedfundsandabolishesthepowers,functions,duties,andresponsibilitiesof such entities, and removes references and related provisions all as follows:
Advisory Commission for La.'s Energy, Environment, and Restoration Present law provides for the Advisory Commission for La.'s Energy, Environment, and Restoration within the Department of Conservation and Energy to support programs designed to demonstrate to the general public the importance of the La.
oil and natural gas exploration,production,andserviceindustry;encouragethewiseandefficientuseofenergy;
promote environmentally sound production methods and technologies;
develop existing supplies of La.'s oil and natural gas resources;
support research and educational activities concerning the oil and gas exploration and production industry;
and cause remediation of historicaloilfieldenvironmentalproblems.
Providesforthemembershipofthecommission andrequiresthecommissiontodevelopanoperationalplanandlegislativerecommendations for the 2021 RS of the Legislature necessary to implement the operational plan by July 1, 2021.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Advisory Subcommittee of the Accountability Commission Present law requires the Accountability Commission established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to convene an advisory subcommittee of the commission to report on and make recommendations regarding the overall effectiveness of the evaluation program, including but not limited to any recommendations for changes to board policy or state law with respect to the following:
the value-added assessment model as determined by the board, measures of student growth for grades and subjects for which value-added data are not available and for personnel for whom value-added data are not available as established by the board, and elements of evaluation and standards for effectiveness as defined by the board.
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861 requires a report of recommendations to be submitted prior to the beginning of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature.
Proposed law repeals present law.
La.
Byways Commission PresentlawcreatestheLa.BywaysCommissionwithintheDept.ofCulture,Recreationand Tourismtoprovideforthepreservation,enhancement,andpromotionofspecialroadswithin the La.
Byways Program that offer historical, cultural, scenic, natural, archeological, recreation, and economic resources for the state.
Provides for the commission to be comprised of nine members.
Grants the commission the power to make recommendations for additions or deletions of highways or segmentation of highways in the La.
Byways Program, make recommendations regarding priorities for byways grants, develop promotionalmaterialsandcampaignsofalltypesinsupportoftheLa.Byways Programand adopt and promulgate rules.
Present law requires that any byway suggested to be included in the Louisiana Byways Program have approval of La.
Byways Commission.
Proposed law repeals present law.
La.
Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation Present law authorizes the formation and incorporation of the La.
Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation as a nonprofit corporation, the purpose of which shall be the financing of the design, acquisition, purchase, construction, renovation, improvement, equipping or expansion of centers of excellence to be leased to the La.
Community and TechnicalCollegesSystem andusedascentersofexcellence.
Provides thatthecorporation shall be governed by a board of seven directors.
Provides for various powers and duties of the corporation, including the power to issue bonds and provides relative thereto.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that upon dissolution of the corporation, title to all propertyowned by the corporation shall vest in the successor corporation created by the legislature, if any, if such successor corporation qualifies under §103 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to issue obligations the interest on which is exempt from federalincome taxation.
If no such successor corporation is so created, title to such property shall vest in the state.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Centers of Excellence Program Present law provides that the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, with theapprovalofandincoordinationwith theBoardofRegents,mayestablishaCenters of Excellence Program to provide customized educational and training programs to meet areas of need as identified by La.
business and industry.
Provides that the board may establishanadvisoryboardcomposedofnotmorethansevenmemberswhichshallhavethe dutytoassistintheidentificationoftheneedsofbusinessandindustry,provideconsultation regarding admissions, curriculum, equipment needs, tuition and fee models, and other aspects of the operation of a Center of Excellence.
Present law provides that the Center of Excellence may be established only with private sectorsupport,includingfundingorthedonationoflandorequipment,andshallbeoperated on a business model conducive to real-time market responsiveness which provides for flexibility in pricing, service delivery, and administration.
Proposed law repeals present law.
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861 Clerks of Court Certification Program Committee Present law creates the clerks of court certification program committee to govern the La.
Clerks of Court Certification Program.
Provides for the committee to be composed of five members.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law requires that documents showing the successful completion of the certification program be submitted to and approved by the certification committee.
Proposedlawrepealstherequirementthatapprovalbegivenbythecertificationcommittee.
Present law provides that if, on July 1, 1990, a clerk has completed certain educational and experience requirements and the documents showing the successful completion of the program have been submitted to and approved by the certification committee and said approval documented to the legislative auditor, the clerk shall be granted a 7% increase in compensation to his annual salary.
Proposedlawrepealstherequirementthatapprovalbegivenbythecertificationcommittee.
Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation Present law creates the Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation as a special purpose, public corporate entity, an instrumentality independent of the state that is a public corporate body, intended, and has a legal existence, separate and distinct from the state.
Present law provides for membership of the corporation board and provides that the corporation's purposes are, and it shall have the authority and powers, to carry out the financing, purchasing, owning, and managing of the Offshore Royalty Revenues and the OffshoreRoyaltyRevenueAssets,theDWHNRDrevenuesandtheDWHNRDassets,and theRESTORErevenuesandtheRESTOREassets,thecorporationbeingvestedwith allthe powers of a private corporationto effectuatethe purposes of the corporation, to issue bonds as authorized by present law and refund anyof such bonds.
Presentlawprovidesthatthecorporationshallhaveperpetualexistence;provided,however, the board shall dissolve and terminate the existence of the corporation no later than two years after the date of final payment of all outstanding bonds and the payments or satisfaction of all other outstanding obligations and liabilities of the corporation, except to the extent necessary to remain in existence, and only for such additional time, as shall be necessary to fulfill any outstanding covenants or agreements with holders or other parties.
Provides that upon dissolution of the corporation, title to all assets and properties of the corporation shall vest in and become the property of the state and shall be deposited in and credited to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund, and the corporation shall execute all necessaryconveyances, assignments or other documents to establish and evidence such transfer and ownership, including all conveyances or assignments of all rights, title and interest to the offshore royalty revenues.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Encore Louisiana Commission Present law createsthe EncoreLouisiana Commission as anagencyofthestateintheoffice of the lieutenant governor.
Provides for membership and duties, including formulating a strategic plan for and taking other actions related to the attraction and retention of persons years old and above.
Authorizes the commission to adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
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861 Proposed law repeals present law.
Energy Code Commission Present law creates the Energy Code Commission.
Provides for membership and provides theprimaryfunctionofthecommission shall betoprovideamendmentstothecodeinorder to address energy efficiency requirements to reduce the long term energy cost burden for building occupants.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Equal Pay Commission PresentlawcreatestheEqualPayCommission andprovidesthe purpose ofthecommission is to serve as a collaborative working group to make a full and complete studyof the extent of wage disparities, in both the public and private sector, between men and women, and between minorities and non-minorities;
those factors which cause, or which tend to cause, such disparities, including segregation of women and men, and of minorities and non- minorities across and within occupations;
payment of lower wages for occupations traditionally dominated by women and minorities;
child-rearing responsibilities;
and educationandtraining;theconsequencesofsuchdisparitiesontheeconomyandonaffected families;
and actions, including proposed legislation, that are likely to lead to the elimination and prevention of such disparities.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission Present law contingent on sufficient appropriations, requiresthe Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission, no later than March 1, 2022, and at least once every five years thereafter, shall review and revise the statewide flood information database developed for the purpose of the systematic evaluation of drainage and flooding problems in the state.
Requires the commission to review development proposals to ensure that no development in one parish or municipality will have a negative or detrimental effect in any other parish or municipality.
The commission shall ensure that maintenance in any basin area across parish or municipal boundaries, including the clearing and de-snagging of the Amite and Comite Rivers, are performed according to any contractual obligations and state law.
Provides for membership.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law requires that the final revision of the database to be furnished to the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Flood Control Project Evaluation Committee prior to the beginning of the 2022 RS of the Legislature and every fifth year thereafter.
However, that portion of the final revision encompassing the Amite River Basin shall be furnished to the committee and the Flood Control Project Evaluation Committee prior to the beginning of the 2020 RS of the Legislature.
Priortoeachlegislativesessionbeginningwith the2023RS oftheLegislature, theevaluationcommitteeshall submitarecommendedlist ofprojects,includingsupporting data, to the committee.
The committee shall conduct hearings to receive the revision of the flood information database and the recommendations from the evaluation committee.
Proposed law repeals present law.
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Health Plan Present law provides for the creation of the La.
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861 the commissioner of insurance and the house and senate committees on insurance by April 1st of each year.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission Present law authorizes that La.
Housing Corporation to establish the Housing and Transportation Planning and Coordinating Commission as an advisory committee.
The primary purpose of this commission shall be to advise the corporation in coordinating the integrationofplanningandspendingbylocalgovernments,parishandmunicipalgoverning authorities,redevelopmentauthorities,andtheDept.ofTransportationandDevelopmenton housing and transportation needs.
The commission shall recommend multiple modes of transportation and multiple types of housing developments to be planned so as to provide planned recreational growth, more fully integrated and livable communities, and effective spending of public funds for the betterment of life for La.
citizens.
Present law provides that the commission shall create a statewide housing plan for state agencies and conduct a parish-by-parish assessment of housing.
The assessment shall be conducted once every five years and the statewide housing plan shall be updated based on the most recentassessment.
The commission shall advise and provide recommendationsto the La.
Housing Corporation board.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council Present law provides for the Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council to be established within the Dept.
of Wildlife and Fisheries to promote the many benefits of hunting and fishing among La.
citizens and to educate the citizens of the state on those benefits.
Provides for membership and requires the council to develop plans and strategies to promote public awareness that fees, taxes, and traditional expenditures of hunters and anglers provide financial support for the management of fish and wildlife resources,habitat conservationandmanagement,andtheenforcementoffishandwildlifelaws,andcontribute to the local and national economy.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Latino Commission Present law establishes the Latino Commission within the executive branch of the state government in the office of the governor, domiciled in New Orleans and provides the composition of the commission.
Provides for the powers and duties of the commission and provides the commission shall identify obstacles to the effective delivery of governmental services by all service providers at all levels of government to Latino Americans, and the commission shall propose methods for removing those obstacles from such delivery of services and submit its proposals to the appropriate governmental entity or entities.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Louisiana Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning Implantation Committee Present law provides for the membership, duties, authority, and responsibilities of the committee which include the development of programs and policies that can safelyreduce the number of youth in the juvenile justice system, including expanded use of diversion where appropriate;
development and use of civil citation programs;
use of evidence-based and promising services wherever possible;
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the development of comprehensive projections to determine the long-term distribution of placement capacity for youth in the juvenile justice system;
and an analysis of the impact of the expansion of juvenile jurisdiction to persons seventeen years of age on stateagenciesandadeterminationofwhichstateagenciesshallberesponsibleforproviding relevantservicestojuveniles,includingbutnotlimitedtomentalhealthandsubstanceabuse services, housing, education, and employment.
Proposed law repeals present law.
La.
Music Trail Commission Present law establishes the La.
Music Trail Commission for the purpose to commemorate and to promote awareness and encourage enjoyment of the stories, biographies, and points of interest in blues, rock and roll, country, zydeco, cajun, jazz, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, swamp pop, gospel, and other music types throughout La.
Provides the Dept.
of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism mayestablish a process and criteria for adding routes to the music trail and provides any political subdivision may request that a specified segment of a state or U.S.
highway be included in the trail.
Provides for the composition and duties of the commission.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Louisiana Quincentenary Commission Presentlawprovidesformembership,andprovidesthecommissionpromoteandcoordinate activities to commemorate the quincentennial of the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Proposed law repeals present law.
State Parks and Recreation Commission PresentlawcreatestheStateParksandRecreationCommissionwiththepurposetopromote the goals and objectives of the office of state parks and act in an advisory capacity to that office and its assistant secretary and the secretary of the department in matters relating to parks,recreation,facilities,programs,andtheefficientadministration thereof.
Providesfor the composition of the commission and provides the term each appointed member shall serve.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Process Technology Advisory Board Present law provides the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System shall establish an advisory board, to be known as the Process Technology AdvisoryBoard, which shall assist the board of supervisors in developing and maintaining two-yearassociatedegreeprogramsin process technology.
Providesforthecomposition of theadvisoryboard.
Providestheadvisoryboard shall provide statewidecoordinationofthe La.processtechnologyeducationprogramasawholeandshalladdressmulti-regionalissues andcoordinateregionalprocesstechnologyeffortsatthestatelevelandfurtherprovidesthe mission of the advisory board.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Rural Water Infrastructure Committee Present law provides for the composition of the committee.
Provides for the duties and functions of the committee and requires the committee to make recommendation.
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La.
Sentencing Commission Present law creates the La.
Sentencing Commission and provides the commission shall conductacontinuousreviewofthestate'ssentencingstructurebaseduponexistingcriminal law and law relative to criminal procedure.
Provides the commission can make recommendations on sentencing and post-conviction relief legislation.
Provides the commissionshallalsoconductacomprehensivereviewofLa.'scurrentsentencingstructure, sentencing practices, probation and parole supervision, and the use of alternatives to incarceration.
Provides the commission is under the jurisdiction of the La.
Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice in the office of the governor.
Provides for composition of the commission.
Provides for staffing and administrative support for the commission.
Proposed law repeals present law.
State Buildings and Lands Highest and Best Use Advisory Group Present law createsthe State Buildings and Lands Highest and Best Use AdvisoryGroup to be composed of the directorof the office of facilityplanning and control, the director of the office of state lands, the director of the office of risk management, and the director of the officeofstatewidereportingandaccountingpolicyortheirdesignees.
Providestheadvisory groupmayadvisethecommissionerofadministration on allmattersrelatingto state-owned property and development opportunities for the state to enter into public-private developmentpartnershipswithprivate,non-profit orpublicpartners,chosenbycompetitive bid, in order to develop and manage state-owned real estate in a manner that achieves the highest and best use of the property.
Requires that, by Nov.
1 each year, each executive branch including higher education agencies, in cooperation with the parish planning authorityor parish governing authorityof the parish in which the propertyis located, report to the advisory group any land or buildings under the control of such agency that, in the estimation of the agency, is being underutilized or may represent an opportunity to be developed in accordance with the highest and best use of the property.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Presentlawprovidesthattheadvisorygroupshallreviewandanalyzetheagencyreportsand shall, not later than Jan.
15 each year, make recommendations to the commissioner of administration regarding which properties present the most promise for development or including public-private development of such properties.
Provides that the commissioner shall review the list of properties recommended by the advisory group and finalize the list by accepting the list or by removing properties from the list.
At the regular March meeting oftheJoint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the commissioner ofadministration shall present the final list of such properties with a plan for the development of the highest and best use of such properties.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Waste Tire Task Force Present law creates a Waste Tire Program Task Force.
Provides the task force is charged with the responsibilities to study, report, and make recommendations on the Dept.
of Environmental Quality's waste tire program, including the laws, rules, and regulations governing the program and the fee structure and financial obligations of the program, and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the House Committee on Natural ResourcesandEnvironmentandtheSenateCommitteeonEnvironmentalQualityannually.
Provides for the composition of the task force.
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(Amends R.S.
13:782(J)(2)(a) and (b), R.S.
15:574.21(D), R.S.
25:521(A), R.S.
30:521(A)(1),R.S.41:1501,R.S.49:214.5.4(G)(8)and966(B)(3)(b),andR.S.56:1948.4(B);
Repeals§3ofActNo.323ofthe2013RegularSessionoftheLegislature,§2ofActNo.427 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature, R.S.
13:782(J)(1), R.S.
15:321-324, 1441, and 1442, R.S.
17:1875, 3398.2(B)-(E), and 3883(A)(6), R.S.
22:1201-1220, R.S.
23:2021 through 2024, R.S.
25:1021-1027, R.S.
30:401-403, R.S.
36:4(B)(18) and (34) and (D)(1), 209(A)(10)and(D)(1),610(C)(2),and651(K)(2),R.S.38:90.2and90.5(A),R.S.39:99.26- 99.46,332.1,and1800.21-1800.35,R.S.40:600.91(A)(28)(b),1730.28.4,and1730.28.5(C), R.S.43:111(A)(9),R.S.49:220.31-220.33,966(B)(23),and1221-1223,R.S.51:1317-1319, andR.S.56:699.21and699.22,1948.4(A)(2),1948.11-1948.13,1950.21-1950.26,and1681) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to the original bill:
1.
Make technical changes.
2.
Remove the following boards and commissions from proposed law:
(a) Ambulance Service District Commission.
(b) Commission on Uniform State Laws.
(c) Criminal Justice Priority Funding Commission Program.
(d) First Responders Subcommittee.
(e) Interoperability Subcommittee.
(f) Intrastate Mutual Aid Subcommittee.
(g) Louisiana Natural Resources Trust Authority.
(h) Louisiana Tax Institute.
(i) Medical Disclosure Panel.
3.
Add provisions repealing the following boards and commissions:
(a) Energy Code Commission.
(b) Equal Pay Commission.
(c) LouisianaJuvenileJurisdictionPlanningandImplementationCommittee.
(d) Louisiana Quincentenary Commission.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1.
Make technical changes.
2.
Removecross-referencestocertainentitiesthatarebeingterminatedinproposed law.
3.
Transfer duties from certain entities being terminated in proposed law.
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 571.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  7. Called from the calendar.

  8. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  9. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  10. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  11. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  12. Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  13. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  14. Reported with amendments.

  15. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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

  17. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

  19. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  20. Reported with amendments (13-0).

  21. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  22. Prefiled.

  23. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  24. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Sponsors

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Votes

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 26004
Republican 64004
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 96009
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Not Voting
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Not Voting
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican 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 Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican 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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#789)

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 25002
Democrat 8003
Total 34005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#245)

Passed 95 Yea · 2 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 64004
Democrat 24204
Total 95208
% of votes cast 90%2%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Not Voting
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican 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 Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 861?
HB 861 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 861?
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