HR 2 — LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Establishes the Freshmen Caucus in the Louisiana House of Representatives
Last action — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 27, 2025.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HR 2 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 68, nays 16. The resolution was adopted.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/2025.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (8-3).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- Rashid Armand Young · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Michael Charles Echols · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Primary
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on · 13 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
Co-sponsors (23)
- Rashid Armand Young Democrat
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Annie Spell Republican
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
- Michael Melerine Republican
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican
- Michael Charles Echols Republican Voted No
- Jessica Domangue Republican
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican
Not signed on (123)
123 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 123 →"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 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 41 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 68 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 15% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Nay |
| Romero | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Emerson | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HR 2?
- HR 2 is sponsored by Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Annie Spell (Republican), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), Michael Melerine (Republican), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Michael Charles Echols (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), John E. Wyble (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 2?
- This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HR 2?
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