HB170 is sponsored by Neil Riser (Republican).

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Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB170 — CONTRACTS: Provides relative to construction contracts

Last action May 15, 2026 — Effective date: See Act.

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 12, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

CONTRACTS: Provides relative to construction contracts

Bill Text

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Action History

February 18, 2026
Prefiled.
February 18, 2026
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
February 20, 2026
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
March 09, 2026
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
March 30, 2026
Reported with amendments (5-0-1).
March 31, 2026
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
April 01, 2026
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
April 07, 2026
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
April 08, 2026
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
April 13, 2026
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
April 21, 2026
Reported favorably.
April 22, 2026
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
April 27, 2026
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 05, 2026
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 06, 2026
Received from the Senate with amendments.
May 07, 2026
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
May 11, 2026
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
May 12, 2026
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 12, 2026
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 13, 2026
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 15, 2026
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 132.
May 15, 2026
Effective date: See Act.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Neil Riser Republican

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	4	0	0	1
Democrat	1	0	0	0
Total	5	0	0	1
% of votes cast	83%	0%	0%	17%

Member	Party	Vote
III, Ed Larvadain	Democrat	Yea
Emily Chenevert	Republican	Yea
Josh Carlson	Republican	Yea
Kathy Edmonston	Republican	Yea
Mike Johnson	Republican	Yea
Nicholas Muscarello	Republican	Not Voting

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	6	0	0	1
Democrat	2	0	0	0
Total	8	0	0	1
% of votes cast	89%	0%	0%	11%

Member	Party	Vote
III, Ed Larvadain	Democrat	Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor	Democrat	Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso	Republican	Yea
Emily Chenevert	Republican	Yea
Josh Carlson	Republican	Yea
Kathy Edmonston	Republican	Yea
Michael Melerine	Republican	Yea
Mike Johnson	Republican	Yea
Nicholas Muscarello	Republican	Not Voting

Senate: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS

May 11, 2026

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	59	0	0	6
Unaffiliated	10	0	0	1
Democrat	27	0	0	2
Total	96	0	0	9
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

How each member voted (105)

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Amedee	—	Yea
Miller	—	Yea
Boudreaux	—	Yea
Owen	—	Yea
Henry, C.	—	Yea
Johnson, T.	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Landry, J.	—	Yea
Landry, T.	—	Yea
Galle	—	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Delisha Boyd	Democrat	Yea
Ed Murray	Democrat	Yea
Edmond Jordan	Democrat	Yea
III, Ed Larvadain	Democrat	Yea
Joy Walters	Democrat	Yea
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	Yea
Robby Carter	Democrat	Yea
Rodney Lyons	Democrat	Yea
Roy Daryl Adams	Democrat	Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena	Democrat	Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter	Democrat	Yea
Steven Jackson	Democrat	Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor	Democrat	Not Voting
Tammy T. Phelps	Democrat	Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion	Democrat	Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur	Democrat	Yea
Annie Spell	Republican	Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg	Republican	Yea
Beth Anne Billings	Republican	Yea
Brett F. Geymann	Republican	Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso	Republican	Yea
Bryan Fontenot	Republican	Yea
Chad Michael Boyer	Republican	Yea
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
III, Roger William Wilder	Republican	Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc	Republican	Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox	Republican	Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu	Republican	Yea
Jack McFarland	Republican	Yea
Jacob Braud	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	Not Voting
Jr., Dennis Bamburg	Republican	Yea
Jr., John R. Illg	Republican	Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham	Republican	Yea
Kathy Edmonston	Republican	Not Voting
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson	Republican	Yea
Kim Carver	Republican	Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates	Republican	Yea
Larry A. Bagley	Republican	Yea
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
Rodney Schamerhorn	Republican	Yea
Ryan Bourriaque	Republican	Yea
Shane Mack	Republican	Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	23	0	0	2
Unaffiliated	5	0	0	0
Democrat	7	0	0	2
Total	35	0	0	4
% of votes cast	90%	0%	0%	10%

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. President	—	Yea
Owen	—	Yea
Boudreaux	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Miller	—	Yea
Edward J. Price	Democrat	Yea
Jay Luneau	Democrat	Yea
Jimmy Harris	Democrat	Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews	Democrat	Yea
Larry Selders	Democrat	Not Voting
Regina Barrow	Democrat	Yea
Royce Duplessis	Democrat	Yea
Sam Jenkins	Democrat	Yea
Sidney Barthelemy II	Democrat	Not Voting
Adam Bass	Republican	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
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 Allain	Republican	Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey	Republican	Yea
Thomas A. Pressly	Republican	Yea
Valarie Hodges	Republican	Yea

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	60	0	0	5
Unaffiliated	10	0	0	1
Democrat	26	0	0	3
Total	96	0	0	9
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB170 do?: CONTRACTS: Provides relative to construction contracts
Who sponsors HB170?: HB170 is sponsored by Neil Riser (Republican).
What is the current status of HB170?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB170?: Track HB170 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: HB170
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 26RS Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 18, 2026
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Neil Riser

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