Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB615 — PUBLIC MEETINGS: Requires certain public meetings to be broadcast live (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Last action — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  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 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 28% · 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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 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

PUBLIC MEETINGS: Requires certain public meetings to be broadcast live (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Prefiled.

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

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

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

  5. Reported with amendments (13-0).

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  8. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  9. Notice given.

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

  11. Called from the calendar.

  12. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

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

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 62003
Democrat 24005
Total 97008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Miller — Yea
Galle — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Owen — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
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 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 Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Not Voting
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
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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With Amendments

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Democrat 6000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB615 do?
PUBLIC MEETINGS: Requires certain public meetings to be broadcast live (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
Who sponsors HB615?
HB615 is sponsored by Mike Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB615?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB615?
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