HB 71 — SCHOOLS: Requires the display of the Ten Commandments in schools
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 676.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 19, 2024.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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48 sponsors
1 primary, 47 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (46 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
4 passed, 4 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.
Bill Text
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Read HB 71 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 676.
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Effective date: 06/19/2024.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 79, nays 16, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/28/2024.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 19. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/10/2024.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (10-3).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/9/2024.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Sponsors
- Glen Womack · Cosponsor
- William "Bill" Wheat Jr. · Cosponsor
- Kirk Talbot · Cosponsor
- Jeremy Stine · Cosponsor
- Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
- Mike Reese · Cosponsor
- Beth Mizell · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Patrick McMath · Cosponsor
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Bob Hensgens · Cosponsor
- Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Heather Cloud · Cosponsor
- Stewart Jr. Cathey · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Mark Abraham · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Lauren Ventrella · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Neil Riser · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Shane Mack · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Cosponsor
- Jack "Jay" William Gallé Jr. · Cosponsor
- Michael "Gabe" Firment · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
- Michael Charles Echols · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Raymond J. Crews · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Josh Carlson · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Primary
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 47 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on · 61 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Dodie Horton Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (47)
- Glen Womack Republican
- Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican
- Kirk Talbot Republican
- Jeremy Stine Republican
- Alan Seabaugh Republican
- Mike Reese Republican
- Beth Mizell Republican
- Blake Miguez Republican
- Patrick McMath Republican
- Valarie Hodges Republican
- Bob Hensgens Republican
- Cameron Henry Republican
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi
- Rick Edmonds Republican
- Heather Cloud Republican
- Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican
- Adam Bass Republican
- Mark Abraham Republican
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Voted No
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican Voted No
- Lauren Ventrella Republican Voted No
- Francis C. Thompson Republican Voted No
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Voted No
- Neil Riser Republican Voted No
- Charles Owen Republican
- Michael Melerine Republican Voted No
- Shane Mack Republican Voted No
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican Voted No
- Jr., Jack "Jay" William Gallé Republican
- Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Voted No
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Voted No
- Kathy Edmonston Republican Voted No
- Michael Charles Echols Republican Voted No
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Voted No
- Raymond J. Crews Republican Voted No
- Kim Carver Republican Voted No
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican Voted No
- Josh Carlson Republican Voted No
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Voted No
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican Voted No
- Beth Anne Billings Republican Voted No
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Voted No
- Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Voted No
- Tony Bacala Republican Voted No
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Voted No
Not signed on (99)
99 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 99 →"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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| Democrat | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 79 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 15% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | 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 | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jacob Jules Landry | 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 | 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 |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | 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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 21% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Fields | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | 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 |
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| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| % of votes cast | 44% | 0% | 0% | 56% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Coussan | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 61 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 30 | 69 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 29% | 66% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Nay |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Romero | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Delisha Boyd | 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 |
| Larry Selders | 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 | Not Voting |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Nay |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Nay |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Nay |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Nay |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Nay |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Nay |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Not Voting |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Nay |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 3 | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 69 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 28% | 66% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Nay |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Nay |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | 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 |
| Larry Selders | 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 | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Nay |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Nay |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Nay |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Nay |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Nay |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Not Voting |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Nay |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 82 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 18% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | 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 | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | 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 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 36 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 70 | 29 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 28% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| 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 |
| Delisha Boyd | 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 |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Nay |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Nay |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Nay |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Not Voting |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Nay |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 50 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 43 | 57 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 54% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Nay |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Romero | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Nay |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Delisha Boyd | 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 |
| Larry Selders | 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 | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Nay |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Nay |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Nay |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Not Voting |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Nay |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 71?
- HB 71 is sponsored by Glen Womack (Republican), Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Kirk Talbot (Republican), Jeremy Stine (Republican), Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Mike Reese (Republican), Beth Mizell (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Patrick McMath (Republican), Valarie Hodges (Republican), Bob Hensgens (Republican), Cameron Henry (Republican), Michael "Big Mike" Fesi, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Heather Cloud (Republican), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Adam Bass (Republican), Mark Abraham (Republican), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Lauren Ventrella (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Neil Riser (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Michael Melerine (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), Jr., Jack "Jay" William Gallé (Republican), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Michael Charles Echols (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
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