Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 31 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 307 — PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Authorizes the educational display of the Ten Commandments as a historical document and monument. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 487.

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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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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 34 sponsors

    1 primary, 33 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (31 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

Authorizes the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings as a historical document.

This bill permits the educational display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings as a historical monument. It aims to recognize the Ten Commandments as part of historical heritage.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

198 added · 313 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill SB 307, a reference to "ACT No. 487" has been removed. This change could indicate that the provisions of this previous act are no longer relevant to the bill's purpose or have been updated in a different way. Removing outdated references helps streamline the bill and ensures that it reflects current laws and regulations. This is important for clarity and effective governance, making it easier for people to understand how the law applies today.

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SLS 26RS-464 ENGROSSED Regular Session SENATE BILL NO.
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307 BY SENATOR EDMONDS PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS.
307 BY SENATORS EDMONDS AND HODGES AND REPRESENTATIVES ADAMS, AMEDEE, BACALA, BAMBURG, BAYHAM, BEAULLIEU, BILLINGS,BOUDREAUX,BOYER,BUTLER,WILFORDCARTER, CHENEVERT, COATES, CREWS, DESHOTEL, DEWITT, EGAN, FARNUM, FIRMENT, FONTENOT, HORTON, ILLG, MIKE JOHNSON, MACK, MCCORMICK, MOORE, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, THOMAS, VENTRELLA AND WYBLE AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Authorizes the educational display of the Ten Commandments as a historical document and monument.
(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
49:150.1(J), relative to educational documents and monuments;
49:150.1(J) and (K), relative to educational documents and monuments;
to provide with respect to the educational public displays of certain documents and monuments related to the religious history of the nation and the state's culture, tradition, and codesoflaw;toprovidewithrespecttocertainhistoricaldocumentsandmonuments;
to provide withrespecttotheeducationalpublicdisplaysofcertaindocumentsandmonuments related to the religious history of the nation and the state's culture, tradition, and codesoflaw;toprovidewithrespecttocertainhistoricaldocumentsandmonuments;
DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS DOCUMENTS AS CULTURE, TRADITION, AND THE HISTORY OF LAW Page 1 of 10 Coding:
DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS DOCUMENTS AS CULTURE, TRADITION, AND THE HISTORY OF LAW §1281.
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(1) There is a need to educate and inform the public as to the history and background of American law and Louisiana law.
(1) There is a need to educate and inform the public as to the history and background tradition of American law and Louisiana law.
(3)TheroleofreligionintheconstitutionalhistoryofboththeUnitedStates of America and Louisiana is acknowledged by historians as part of our culture, tradition, and history.
(3)TheroleofreligionintheconstitutionalhistoryofboththeUnitedStates Page 1 of 7 Coding:
(4) The basic Basic knowledge of Americanlegal historyis important to the formation of civic virtue in our societyand, therefore, recognizing the historical role of the Ten Commandments, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 accords with the nation's history and reflects the founders' understanding of the necessity of civic morality to a functional self-government.
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(4) The basic Basic knowledge of American legal historyis important to the formation of civic virtue in our society and, therefore, recognizing the historical role of the Ten Commandments, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 accords with the nation's history and reflects the founders' understanding of the necessity of civic morality to a functional self-government.
(7) In 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States further recognized that the Ten Commandments "have historical significance as one of the foundations of our legal system.
(7) In 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States further recognized that the Ten Commandments "have historical significance as one of the foundations of our legalsystem...",in AmericanLegion v.
..",in AmericanLegion v.AmericanHumanist Association, 588 U.S.
American Humanist Association, 588 U.S.
(8) The Mayflower Compact of 1620 was America's first written constitution and made a Covenant with Almighty God to "form a civil body Page 2 of 10 Coding:
(8) The Mayflower Compact of 1620 was America's first written constitution and made a Covenant with Almighty God to "form a civil body politic".
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(10) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a method of admitting new states to the Union from the territory as the country expanded to the Pacific.
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Perry, id, to continue the richtradition and ensurethatthepublic hasanopportunitytounderstandand appreciate the foundational documents of our state and national government.
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to continue the richtradition andensurethatthepublic hasan opportunity tounderstand and appreciate the foundational documents of our state and national government.
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(15) It is the intention of the Legislature of Louisiana that this Section shall not create an unfunded mandate on any public governing authority.
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Mayflower Compact (1620 A.D.) Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth:
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307 ENROLLED Mayflower Compact (1620 A.D.) Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth:
do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenantand combine ourselves together into acivil BodyPolitick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid:
do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another,covenantandcombineourselves together into a civil BodyPolitick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid:
And by Virtuehereofdoenact,constitute, andframe,suchjust andequalLaws,Ordinances, Acts,ConstitutionsandOffices,fromtimetotime,asshallbethoughtmostmeetand convenient for the General good of the Colony;
And by Virtuehereofdo enact,constitute,andframe,suchjustandequalLaws,Ordinances, Acts,ConstitutionsandOffices,fromtimetotime,asshallbethoughtmostmeetand convenient for the General good of the Colony;
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"The Ten Commandments I AM the LORD thy God.
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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
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(1) Some documents stand out as pivotal in the religious historyof America and Louisiana's legal system, among which are the Mayflower Compact, The DeclarationofIndependenceasalegalfoundationfortheUnitedStatesConstitution, the Ten Commandments as one of the foundations of our legal system, and the Northwest Ordinance, which was a primary document affirming faith and the first congressionalactlegallyprohibiting slavery.
(1) Some documents stand out as pivotal in the religious historyof America and Louisiana's legal system, among which are the Mayflower Compact, The DeclarationofIndependenceasalegalfoundationfortheUnitedStatesConstitution, the Ten Commandments as one of the foundations of our legal system, and the Northwest Ordinance, which was a primary document affirming faith and the first congressional act legallyprohibitingslavery.It is hoped that their studyand relation to each other and the history of our state and nation will foster an appreciation for the role that religion has played in the culture, tradition, and legal history of the law of America and the state of Louisiana and prompt further public study.
It is hoped that their studyandrelation to each other and the history of our state and nation will foster an appreciation for the role that religion has played in the culture, tradition, and legal history of the law of America and the state of Louisiana and prompt further public study.
(2) American law, constitutionalism, and political theoryhave deep roots in religion.
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American ideals about liberty, freedom, equality, legal responsibility and codesoflaw,tomentionafew,haverootsandunderpinningsinreligionandbiblical literacy.TheTenCommandments,whicharefoundintheBookofExodusintheOld TestamentoftheBible,waswereoneoftheearliestwrittenexpressionsoflawto be incorporated in American legal systems.
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SLS 26RS-464 ENGROSSED SB NO.
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American ideals about liberty, freedom, equality, legal responsibility and codesoflaw,tomentionafew,haverootsandunderpinningsinreligionandbiblical literacy.TheTenCommandments,whicharefoundintheBookofExodusintheOld TestamentoftheBible,waswereoneoftheearliestwrittenexpressionsoflawtobe incorporated in American legal systems.
49:150.1(J) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
49:150.1(J) and (K) are herebyenacted to read as follows:
African-American military service members monument;
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however, if he has not received an acceptable proposal by that date, he shall select the first acceptable proposal he receives after that date.
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Perry, 545U.S.
Perry,545U.S.
677(2005), that was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States.
677 (2005), that was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.
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The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 307 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Edmonds Present law provides that the La.
Legislature finds that:
(1) Thereis a need to educate and inform the public as to the historyand background of American and Louisiana law.
(2) That America and Louisiana's religious history plays an important role in the background of our American and Louisiana law.
(3) The role of religion in the constitutional history of both America and Louisiana is acknowledged by historians.
(4) ThebasicknowledgeofAmericanlegalhistoryisimportanttotheformationofcivic virtue in our society.
(5) The courts have provided vital direction to the Legislature on how to approach the display of historical documents.
(6) A uniform, sound, distinct, and appropriate presentation of the story of the role of religion in the constitutional history of America and La.
should be supported.
Proposedlawretainspresentlawandalsoaddsthefollowingadditionallegislativefindings:
(7) In 2005, the U.S.
Supreme Court recognized that it is permissible to displaythe Ten Commandments on government property.
(8) In 2019, the U.S.
Supreme Court further recognized that the Ten Commandments have historical significance as one of the foundations of our legal system and that Page 7 of 10 Coding:
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307 displayingtheTenCommandmentsonpublicpropertymayhavemultiple purposes, including historical significance and representing a common cultural heritage.
307 ENROLLED Sectionshallbemaintainedin amannerthatpreservesthestructuralintegrity, legibility, and respectful appearance of the display or monument.
(9) The MayflowerCompact of 1620 was America'sfirst written constitution and made a Covenant with Almighty God to "form a civil body politic".
(2) The commissioner shall ensure that each outdoor display or monument is maintained in accordance with this Subsection, including providing for any necessary cleaning, repair, or restoration resulting from weathering, vandalism, or other damage.
This was the first purely American document of self-government and affirmed the link between civil society and God.
Responsibility for such maintenance shall be assigned to the private entity selected to provide the display or monument or to another private entity selected by the commissioner.
(10) The Declaration of Independence, adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776, provides that all are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(3)Iftheentityresponsibleformaintenancefailstomaintainthedisplay or monument in accordance with this Subsection, the commissioner of administration shall provide written notice of the deficiency and a reasonable opportunity to cure the deficiency.
(11) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a method of admitting new states to the Union from the territory as the country expanded to the Pacific and extended the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty to the territories and that religion, morality, and knowledge are necessary to good government and the happiness of all and that schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.
If the deficiency is not timely cured and the commissionerisunabletosecureanotherprivateentitytoassumeresponsibility for maintenance, the commissioner may remove the display or monument.
(12) The text of the Ten Commandments set forth in proposed law is identical to the text of the Ten Commandments monument that was upheld by the U.S.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
Supreme Court in 2005.
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(13) It is the legislature's intent to apply the U.S.
Supreme Court's 2005 decision to continue the rich tradition of displaying the Ten Commandments to ensure that all mayunderstandandappreciatethefoundationaldocumentsofourstateandnational government.
(14) The U.S.
Supreme Court stated in 2006 that the Ten Commandments may be displayedon government propertywhen a private donation is madeforthepurchase of the historical monument.
(15) It is the intention of the legislature that the Ten Commandments be printed, displayed, and made available to the agency free of charge.
PresentlawfindsthattheLegislatureendorsestheprolongationofauniform,sound,distinct, and appropriate presentation of the storyof the role of religion in the constitutional history of America and Louisiana, which maybe publicly displayed in court houses and other state and local government buildings throughout the state.
Present law provides that publicdisplays with acknowledged religious historymayinclude, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) The Mayflower Compact, written and adopted in 1620.
(2) The Ten Commandments, as extracted from the Bible, Exodus Chapter 20.
(3) The Declaration of Independence, adopted byCongress on July 4, 1776.
(4) Articles I through VI of the Northwest Ordinance enacted by Congress on July 13, 1787, which prohibited slavery in the new territories and stated that "religion, morality, andknowledgebeingnecessaryforgoodgovernmentandthehappinessof mankind." Present law provides that the documents shall be accompanied by a document entitled "Context for Acknowledging America's Religious History," which states that certain documents stand out as pivotal in the religious history of America and Louisiana legal system, among which are the Mayflower Compact, The Declaration of Independence as a Page 8 of 10 Coding:
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Present law states that American law, constitutionalism, and political theory have deep roots in religion.
American ideals about liberty,freedom,equality,legalresponsibilityandcodesoflaw,tomentionafew,haveroots and underpinnings in religion.
Present law provides that the Ten Commandments, found in the Book of Exodus in the Old TestamentoftheBible,wasoneoftheearliestwrittenexpressionsoflawtobeincorporated in American legal systems.
Proposed law also provides that the Ten Commandments also impacted the Declaration of Independence, which refers to the "laws of nature and of Nature's God." Present law states that the division of state archives and records service within the office of the secretary of state shall, upon request, prepare and distribute to state offices, clerks of court, judges and local governing authorities in the state, copies of the documents, suitable for framing and display, upon receipt of funds to reimburse the secretaryfor the actual cost of the preparation and deliveryof the documents.
Proposed law states that the state offices, clerksofcourt,judgesandlocalgovernmentbuildings areauthorizedto post thedocuments for display provided by the secretaryin a visible public location along with other historical documents.
Present law allows state offices, clerks of court, judges, and local governing authorities to reprint themselves the documents or to accept the donation of alreadyprinted documents for display.
Proposedlawretainspresentlawandrequiresthecommissionerofadministrationtopermit and arrange for the placement on the Louisiana State Capitol grounds of a suitable monument displaying the Ten Commandments.
Proposed law further requires the commissioner to designate the location of the monument, which shall be among other monuments, and to oversee its installation.
Proposed law also allows the commissioner to delegate his responsibilities in proposed law to the office of state buildings.
Proposed law provides that design, construction, placement, and maintenance of the monument shall be without cost to the state.
Proposed law requires the commissioner to consider proposals for the monument from private entities and to select the proposal for the monument that will be installed.
Proposed law further requires him to consider the appropriateness of the proposed design, the demonstratedabilityoftheresponsibleentitytopaythecostsassociatedwiththemonument, and anyother factor.
Proposed law further provides that the commissioner shall make such selection by Dec.
31, 2026, unless he has not received an acceptable proposal bythat date, in which case he shall select the first acceptable proposal he receives after that date.
Proposedlawprovidesthattheoveralldimensionsofthemonumentshallnotexceedsixfeet in height byfour feet wide byfour feet width and that the text on the monument shall be the same as that used on the monument at issue in the court caseVan Orden v.
Perry, which the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled constitutional.
Present law provides relative to public displays regarding the religious historyof American andLa.
law.
Proposed law furtherprovides that public displays of the Mayflower Compact, the Ten Commandments, the Declaration of Independence, and Articles Ithrough VIof the Northwest Ordinance shall be accompanied by a document entitled "Context for Acknowledging America's Religious History".
Proposed law also specifies the text to be included in this document.
ProposedlawrequiresthattheTenCommandmentsmonumentincludeaplaquewiththetext of the "Context for Acknowledging America's Religious History".
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SLS 26RS-464 ENGROSSED SB NO.
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(Amends R.S.
25:1281, 1282(A), (B), and (C), and 1283;
adds R.S.
49:150.1(J)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the original bill 1.
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 487.

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  6. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 26 yeas and 7 nays.

  7. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 23. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  8. Received from the House with amendments.

  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.

  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  12. Reported favorably (8-6). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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

  14. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  15. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 7 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  16. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  17. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

  18. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

  19. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Education.

  20. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  21. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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CONCUR (#1058)

Passed 26 Yea · 7 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 25002
Democrat 0704
Total 26706
% of votes cast 67%18%0%15%
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 Not Voting
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Not Voting
Royce Duplessis Democrat Not Voting
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1367)

Passed 74 Yea · 23 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6100
Republican 60107
Democrat 82101
Total 742308
% of votes cast 70%22%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
Jerome Zeringue Republican Not Voting
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican 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 (#546)

Passed 27 Yea · 7 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 24003
Democrat 2702
Total 27705
% of votes cast 69%18%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 Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
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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Who sponsors SB 307?
SB 307 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Lauren Ventrella (Republican), Polly Thomas (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Paul Sawyer (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), Danny McCormick (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Les Farnum (Republican), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Daryl Andrew Deshotel (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Valarie Hodges (Republican), and Rick Edmonds (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 307?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
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