Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

HB444 — DISTRICTS/RECREATION: Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge

Last action — Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 39, nays 50. Failed to pass.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 12% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    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 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

DISTRICTS/RECREATION: Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

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

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

  5. Reported with amendments (8-7).

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

  8. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 39, nays 50. Failed to pass.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 44 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

House: FINAL PASSAGE

Failed 39 Yea · 50 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 25004
Unaffiliated 3602
Republican 1144010
Total 3950016
% of votes cast 37%48%0%15%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Johnson, T. — Yea
Miller — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Landry, J. — Nay
Boudreaux — Nay
Owen — Nay
Galle — Nay
Henry, C. — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Stagni — 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 Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan 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 Not Voting
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Beth Anne Billings Republican Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Nay
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Nay
Christopher Turner Republican Not Voting
Danny McCormick Republican Nay
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Nay
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Emily Chenevert Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Nay
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Not Voting
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Nay
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Nay
John E. Wyble Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Nay
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Not Voting
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Not Voting
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Nay
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Nay
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Not Voting
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Nay
Michael Charles Echols Republican Nay
Michael Melerine Republican Nay
Mike Johnson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Paul Sawyer Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Not Voting
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Nay
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Nay
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Nay
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Nay
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With Amendments

Passed 8 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1700
Democrat 7000
Total 8700
% of votes cast 53%47%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Beth Anne Billings Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
Jessica Domangue Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Nay
Paul Sawyer Republican Nay
Vacant - District 92 Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB444 do?
DISTRICTS/RECREATION: Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
Who sponsors HB444?
HB444 is sponsored by C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB444?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB444?
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