SB 66 — DISCRIMINATION: Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25)
Last action — Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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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.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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46 sponsors
1 primary, 45 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (31 R · 13 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 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 SB 66 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2025.
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 100.
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Effective date 8/1/2025.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 06/02/2025.
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Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported with amendments (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported favorably.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Sponsors
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Danny McCormick · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Michael "Gabe" Firment · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Emily Chenevert · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Jeremy Stine · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Price · Cosponsor
- Thomas A. Pressly · Cosponsor
- Beth Mizell · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Patrick McMath · Cosponsor
- Jay Luneau · Cosponsor
- Eddie J. Lambert · Cosponsor
- Sam Jenkins · Cosponsor
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews · Cosponsor
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Bob Hensgens · Cosponsor
- Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Royce Duplessis · Cosponsor
- Patrick Connick · Cosponsor
- Heather Cloud · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Joseph Bouie · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- Franklin J. Foil · Primary
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 45 co-sponsors · 101 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Franklin J. Foil Republican
Co-sponsors (45)
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Joe Stagni
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican
- Charles Owen Republican
- Danny McCormick Republican
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Emily Chenevert Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Robby Carter Democrat
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Jeremy Stine Republican
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Edward J. Price Democrat
- Thomas A. Pressly Republican
- Beth Mizell Republican
- Blake Miguez Republican
- Patrick McMath Republican
- Jay Luneau Democrat
- Eddie J. Lambert Republican
- Sam Jenkins Democrat
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat
- Valarie Hodges Republican
- Bob Hensgens Republican
- Cameron Henry Republican
- Jimmy Harris Democrat
- Rick Edmonds Republican
- Royce Duplessis Democrat
- Patrick Connick Republican
- Heather Cloud Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Joseph Bouie
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Adam Bass Republican
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican
Not signed on (101)
101 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 101 →"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 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 0% | 0% | 36% |
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 | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 66?
- SB 66 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Joe Stagni, Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Danny McCormick (Republican), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Jeremy Stine (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Edward J. Price (Democrat), Thomas A. Pressly (Republican), Beth Mizell (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Patrick McMath (Republican), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Eddie J. Lambert (Republican), Sam Jenkins (Democrat), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Valarie Hodges (Republican), Bob Hensgens (Republican), Cameron Henry (Republican), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Patrick Connick (Republican), Heather Cloud (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Joseph Bouie, Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Adam Bass (Republican), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Franklin J. Foil (Republican), and Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 66?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 02, 2025. Enacted.
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