SB 312 — EMPLOYMENT: Provides relative to union dues and fees for certain public employees. (8/1/26)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 756.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 02, 2026.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill addresses union dues and fees for certain public employees.
This legislation regulates how union dues and fees are handled for specific public employees. It aims to clarify the procedures involved in the collection and management of these payments.
What this means for you
- Workers: This means that union members among public employees may experience changes in how their dues are collected and handled.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
120 added · 167 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill SB 312 removed a reference to "ACT No. 756" from the text. This change is important because it clarifies the bill's focus and ensures that it does not reference outdated or irrelevant legislation, making it easier for lawmakers and the public to understand the current provisions being proposed.
SLS 26RS-467 REENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
312 BY SENATOR TALBOT AND REPRESENTATIVE MELERINE EMPLOYMENT.AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides42:457 relativeand to unionenact duesR.S. and fees for certain public employees.
(8/1/26)17:438(E) ANand ACT(F), ToamendandreenactR.S.42:457andtoenactR.S.17:438(E)through(G),relativetolaborrelative to labor organizations;
to provide relativefor to employee dues and fees to labor organizations;
to provideprovideforemployeewithdrawalsfromlabororganizations;toprovideforcollective relativebargaining toagreements employeeor withdrawalscontracts; from labor organizations;
to provide relativetocollectivebargainingagreementsorcontracts;toprovideforreportingandfor reporting and notification requirements;
17:438(E) throughand (G)(F) are herebyenacted to read as follows:
exceptions * * * E.(1) Upon the submission of an electronic request to the laboremployer, organization or union, the employee shall have the right to immediately cease any withholding of dues or fees fromhisfrom his wages.
Upon receiptofreceipt of a request from the employee to cease the withholding, the laboremployer organization or union shall immediately provide electronic notification to the labor organization or union of the employee's decision.
If the employer receives the employee's request to cease withholding after payroll for the current pay period has been submitted Pageor 1processed, the cessation of 6withholding Coding:shall take effect as soon as practicable, but no later than the employee's next paycheck.
(2)Upon receiptofthenotification provided forin Paragraph(1)of this Subsection, the employer shall cease withholding dues or fees from the employee's wages, and the employee shall not accrue any further debt to the labor organization or union.
The employee's right to immediately discontinue Page 1 of 5 Coding:
SLS 26RS-467 REENGROSSED SB NO.
312 orENROLLED processed,any thefinancial cessationobligation ofto withholdingthe shalllabor takeorganization effector asunion soonshall asnot practicable,be butwaived. no later than the employee's next paycheck.
(2)Uponreceiptof(3) thenotificationThis providedSubsection forinshall Paragraph(1)ofapply thisprospectively Subsection,thelabororganizationorunionshallceasewithholdingduesorfeesto fromtheemployee'swages,andany theemployeeshallnew notaccrueanycollective furtherdebtbargaining toagreement theor laborcontract organizationthat is enteredinto or union.any existing collective bargainingagreementthatismodified,extended,orotherwiseaffectedbyanew or modified memorandum of understanding.
F.(1) The employee'slabor organization or union in which the employee has membership shall notify the employee of his right to immediatelyceasepayment discontinueanyfinancialobligationtothelabororganizationorunionshallnotof bemember waived.dues or fees, and shall provide electronic notification, at least annually, to the employee to inform him that he is allowed to withdraw from the organization.
(3)Thelabororganizationorunionshallhavetheburdenofprooftoestablishthat Thisit Subsectionhas shallmet applythis prospectivelyrequirement. to any new collective bargaining agreement or contract that is entered into or any existing collective bargainingagreementthatismodified,extended,orotherwiseaffectedbyanew or modified memorandum of understanding.
F.(1)Alabororganizationorunionshallnotifytheemployeeofhisright(2) toAll ceasewithholding paymentauthorizations of member dues or fees, and shall providebe electronicon notification,a atform leastprescribed annually,by to the employeeattorneygeneralandcontainthefollowingstatementinfourteen-pointboldface tofont: inform him that he is allowed to withdraw from the organization.
(2) All authorizations shall be on a form prescribed by the attorney general and contain the following statement in fourteen-point boldface font:
Before starting any deductions, the employershallconfirmtheauthorizationbyemailingtheemployeeathisemailemployershallconfirmtheauthorization Pagebyemailingtheemployeeathisemail 2address. of 6 Coding:
If theemployeedoes not possess an employer-provided email address, then the employer may use other means it deems appropriate to confirm the authorization.
The labor organization or union shall be responsible for all demonstrative administrative costs shown to have been incurred from the collection of its dues or fees or from an employee's election to discontinue the Page 2 of 5 Coding:
SLS 26RS-467 REENGROSSED SB NO.
312 address.ENROLLED withholding of any dues or fees.
If the employee does not possess a labor organization or union- provided email address, then the employer may use other means it deems appropriate to confirm the authorization.
however, the employingauthoritymayelectwhetherornottomakesuchdeductions.Anyamount withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be remitted on a regularly scheduled basis as prescribed by rules promulgated by the Division of Administration division of administration and administered by the state payroll office to the organization designated.
B.(1) Upon the submission of an electronic request to the laboremployer, organization or union, the employee shall have the right to immediately cease any withholding of dues or fees fromhisfrom his wages.
Upon receipt of a request from the employee to cease the withholding, the laboremployer organization or union shall immediately provide electronic notification to the labor organization or union of the employee's decision.
(2)Upon receiptof thenotification providedprovidedforin forinParagraph(1)of Paragraph(1)ofthisthis Subsection, the employer shall cease any withholding of dues or fees from the employee's wages, and the employee shall not accrue any further debt to the labor organization or union.
The employee's right to immediately discontinue Pageany 3financial ofobligation 6to Coding:the labor organization or union shall not be waived.
(3) This Subsection shall apply prospectively to any new collective bargaining agreement or contract that is entered into or any existing collective Page 3 of 5 Coding:
SLS 26RS-467 REENGROSSED SB NO.
312 anyENROLLED financialbargainingagreementthatismodified,extended,orotherwiseaffectedbyanew obligation to the labor organization or unionmodified shallmemorandum notof beunderstanding. waived.
(3)C.(1) ThisThe Subsectionlabor organization or union in which the employee has membership shall applynotify prospectivelythe employee of his right to anycease newpayment collectiveof bargainingmember agreementorganization dues or contractthatfees, isand enteredshall intoprovide orelectronic anynotification, existingat collectiveleast bargainingagreementthatismodified,extended,orotherwiseaffectedbyanewannually,totheemployeetoinformhimthatheisallowedtowithdrawfromthe ororganization.Thelabororganizationorunionshallhavetheburdenofproofto modifiedestablish memorandumthat ofit understanding.has met this requirement.
C.(1)Alabororganizationorunionshallnotifytheemployeeofhisright(2) toAll ceasewithholding paymentauthorizations of member organization dues or fees, and shall providebe electronicon notification,a atform leastprescribed annually,by to the employeeattorneygeneral tocontaining informthefollowing himstatement thatin hefourteen-point isboldface allowedfont: to withdraw from the organization.
(2) All authorizations shall be on a form prescribed by the attorney general containing the following statement in fourteen-point boldface font:
You may revoke this authorization at any time." (3)(a)All authorizations shall besubmittedtotheemployerandbesubmittedto the employerand contain the employee's full name, position, employee organization, and signature.
D.(1)If After receiving notice by the Unitedemployee Statesdoes Departmentnot ofpossess Laboran thatemployer- theprovided employer'semail protectiveaddress, arrangementthen covering mass transit employees doesnotmeettherequirementsprovidedforin49U.S.C.5333(b),whichwould jeopardize the employer's continued eligibility to receive Federal Transit Administration funding, an employer may petitionuse theother secretarymeans ofit Louisianadeems Pageappropriate 4to ofconfirm 6the Coding:authorization.
(c) The labor organization or union shall be responsible for all demonstrative administrative costs shown to have been incurred from the collection of its dues or fees or from an employee's election to discontinue the withholding of any dues or fees.
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SLS 26RS-467 REENGROSSED SB NO.
312 ENROLLED D.(1) After receiving notice by the United States Department of Labor that the employer's protective arrangement covering mass transit employees doesnotmeettherequirementsprovidedforin49U.S.C.5333(b),whichwould jeopardize the employer's continued eligibility to receive Federal Transit Administration funding, an employer may petition the secretary of Louisiana Works towaivecompliance with therequirementsprovided forin this Section.
(2)Totheextentnecessary,thesecretaryofLouisianaWorksmaywaive anyoftherequirementsanyoftherequirementsprovidedforin providedthis forinSectionforalabor thisorganization Sectionforalabororganizationoror unionservingasexclusiverepresentativeofmasstransitemployeesinorderfor anemployertocomplywiththerequirementsprovidedforin49U.S.C.5333(b).
The provisions of this Section shall not apply tolawto enforcementandlaw enforcement, mass transit employees, and firefighters.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 312 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Talbot Presentlawallowsteachersandotheremployeesofaparishorcityschoolboardtoauthorize payroll deductions for the payment of regular dues to any organization of teachers or other school employees.
Present law requires 50 or more teachers or other employees or 10% of the total number of employees, including teachers, whichever is less, to request the withholding in writing before deductions are made from the earnings of teachers or other employees.
Present law requires teacher and other employee withholdings to be remitted to the designated organization regularly.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that the teacher or other employee maystop his or her employer from deducting wages for the payment of dues or fees to any organization of teachers or other school employees.
Proposed law further requires the labor organization or union to immediately provide electronic notification of the employee's decision.
Proposed law provides that if the employee's request to cease withholdings is received after payrollforthecurrentpayperiodhasbeensubmittedorprocessed,thewithholdingwilltake effect no later than the employee's next paycheck.
Proposed law provides that a teacher or other employee's right to stop deducting earnings for the payment of dues cannot be waived.
Proposed law provides that an employer cannot deduct dues or fees without a valid authorization.
Proposed law exempts law enforcement and firefighters from the provisions of proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2026.
(Amends R.S.
42:457;
adds R.S.
17:438 (E)-(G)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Page 5 of 6 Coding:
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SLS 26RS-467 REENGROSSED SB NO.
312 Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations to the original bill 1.
Delete proposed law prohibiting a labor union from collecting union dues, fees, assessments, or other charges for political activities.
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Deleteproposedlawrequiringsalarydeductionauthorizationstoberenewed annually.
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Provide that a valid authorization is required for anydues or fees deduction.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill 1.
Add that if an employee's request to cease withholdings is received after payroll for the current pay period has been submitted or processed, the withholding will take effect no later than the employee's next paycheck.
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Add that a labor organization or union will notify the employee of his right to stop payment of member dues or fees.
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Add that a labor organization will provide annual electronic notifications to employees informing the employee that he is allowed to withdraw from the organization.
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Add that an employer may use an employee's labor organization or union provided email address, or anyother means the employer deems appropriate to confirm an employee's authorization to deduct dues or fees.
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Delete proposed law requiring the labor organization to be responsible for administrative costs incurred in the collection of labor organization dues or fees for an employee opting out of the collection of labor organization dues or fees.
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Make technical changes.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 756.
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Effective date 8/1/2026.
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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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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
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Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 25 yeas and 9 nays.
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Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
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Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 62, nays 32. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
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Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
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Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
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Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
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Senate conference committee members appointed: Talbot, Lambert, and Seabaugh.
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House conferees appointed: Melerine, Crews, and Echols.
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Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
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Conference committee report received.
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Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
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Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 60, nays 38. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported with amendments (7-4). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported with amendments.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Sponsors
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Kirk Talbot · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 46 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Kirk Talbot Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Michael Melerine Republican
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 23% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | 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 | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 60 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Democrat | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 62 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 30% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Galle | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Nay |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 56 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 60 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 36% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Nay |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | 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 | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Nay |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
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 | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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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