HB 357 — INSURANCE/HEALTH: Requires health insurance coverage for integrative cancer treatments (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/9/2025.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 10, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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60 sponsors
1 primary, 59 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (34 R · 22 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 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 357 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/9/2025.
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 227.
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Effective date: 01/01/2026.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
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Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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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 second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/21/2025.
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Reported with amendments (23-0).
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Reported with amendments (16-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Sponsors
- William "Bill" Wheat Jr. · Cosponsor
- Kirk Talbot · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Nicholas Muscarello · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- Shaun Raphael Mena · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Shane Mack · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Mandie Landry · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Jeremy LaCombe · Cosponsor
- Alonzo L. Knox · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Cosponsor
- Edmond Jordan · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Jason Hughes · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Hilferty · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Michael "Gabe" Firment · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Marcus Anthony Bryant · Cosponsor
- Chad Brown · Cosponsor
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Larry A. Bagley · Cosponsor
- Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Primary
- T. Landry · Cosponsor
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
- Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc III · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 59 co-sponsors · 87 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
Co-sponsors (59)
- Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican
- Kirk Talbot Republican
- Adam Bass Republican
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Joe Stagni
- Annie Spell Republican
- Charles Owen Republican
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Nicholas Muscarello Republican
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
- Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Shane Mack Republican
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- Mandie Landry Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Jeremy LaCombe Republican
- Alonzo L. Knox Democrat
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican
- Edmond Jordan Democrat
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
- Jason Hughes
- Stephanie Hilferty Republican
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Jessica Domangue Republican
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Kim Carver Republican
- Robby Carter Democrat
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat
- Chad Brown
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- Larry A. Bagley Republican
- Tony Bacala Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
- Landry, T.
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican
- III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican
Not signed on (87)
87 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 87 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | 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 |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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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| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 62 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 96 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 1% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Hughes | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 357?
- HB 357 is sponsored by Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Kirk Talbot (Republican), Adam Bass (Republican), Regina Barrow (Democrat), John E. Wyble (Republican), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Joe Stagni, Annie Spell (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Nicholas Muscarello (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Shane Mack (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Mandie Landry (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Jeremy LaCombe (Republican), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Jason Hughes, Stephanie Hilferty (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Kim Carver (Republican), Robby Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Chad Brown, Ken Brass (Democrat), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Landry, T., Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican), and III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 357?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2025. Enacted.
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