HB 273 — STATE SYMBOL: Establishes the official state children's Christmas book
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 172.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 02, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 08, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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36 sponsors
1 primary, 35 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (25 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.
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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.
Bill Text
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Read HB 273 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 172.
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Effective date: 08/01/2025.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 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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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. 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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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/08/2025.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (14-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Neil Riser · Cosponsor
- Joseph A. Orgeron · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Dixon Wallace McMakin · Cosponsor
- Mandie Landry · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Jeremy LaCombe · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Marcus Anthony Bryant · Cosponsor
- Jacob Braud · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Primary
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 35 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Annie Spell Republican
Co-sponsors (35)
- John E. Wyble Republican
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Joe Stagni
- Neil Riser Republican
- Joseph A. Orgeron Republican
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican
- Mandie Landry Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Jeremy LaCombe Republican
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Julie Emerson
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Phillip DeVillier Republican
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Kim Carver Republican
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat
- Jacob Braud Republican
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican
Not signed on (111)
111 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 111 →"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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | 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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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 89 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Not Voting |
| Galle | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | 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 | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Not Voting |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 273?
- HB 273 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Joe Stagni, Neil Riser (Republican), Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican), Mandie Landry (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Jeremy LaCombe (Republican), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Julie Emerson, Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Kim Carver (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Jacob Braud (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Annie Spell (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 273?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 02, 2025. Enacted.
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