HB 556 — TRANSPORTATION: Reforms operations for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 380.
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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 04, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 20, 2025.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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45 sponsors
1 primary, 44 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (41 R · 2 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 556 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 380.
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Effective date: 08/01/2025.
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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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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 06/11/2025.
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. 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 06/10/2025.
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Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
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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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Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title; recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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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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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2025.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/30/2025.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/24/2025.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (12-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Sponsors
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Mark Wright · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Debbie Villio · Cosponsor
- Christopher Turner · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Laurie Schlegel · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Troy D. Romero · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Dixon Wallace McMakin · Cosponsor
- Wayne McMahen · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Bryan Fontenot · Cosponsor
- Les Farnum · Cosponsor
- Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Daryl Andrew Deshotel · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Raymond J. Crews · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Cosponsor
- Emily Chenevert · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Josh Carlson · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Jacob Braud · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Ryan Bourriaque · Primary
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 44 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Ryan Bourriaque Republican
Co-sponsors (44)
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Mark Wright Republican
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican
- Debbie Villio Republican
- Christopher Turner Republican
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Laurie Schlegel Republican
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican
- Troy D. Romero
- Charles Owen Republican
- Michael Melerine Republican
- Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican
- Wayne McMahen Republican
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Dodie Horton Republican
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Bryan Fontenot Republican
- Les Farnum Republican
- Julie Emerson
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Kathy Edmonston Republican
- Jessica Domangue Republican
- Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican
- Phillip DeVillier Republican
- Raymond J. Crews Republican
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican
- Emily Chenevert Republican
- Kim Carver Republican
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Josh Carlson Republican
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- Jacob Braud Republican
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican
Not signed on (102)
102 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 102 →"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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
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 | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (104)
| 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 |
| 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 | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 556?
- HB 556 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Mark Wright (Republican), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Debbie Villio (Republican), Christopher Turner (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Troy D. Romero, Charles Owen (Republican), Michael Melerine (Republican), Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican), Wayne McMahen (Republican), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Dodie Horton (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Les Farnum (Republican), Julie Emerson, Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Daryl Andrew Deshotel (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Jacob Braud (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Ryan Bourriaque (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 556?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 04, 2025. Enacted.
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