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Thomas Pressly
(R) - Louisiana
Louisiana Senate District 38
In Office - Started: 01/08/2024

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Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9062
Phone: 225-342-2024

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SB134 Provides relative to health care definitions. (8/1/25) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1151.1(6) and 1231.1(A)(9), (10), and (13), relative to health care definitions; to provide for definitions relative to medical malpractice; to provide for definitions relative to declarations concerning life-sustaining procedures; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB26 Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:436.3.1, relative to dia Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB97 Creates the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority. (8/1/25) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2(A)(2) and (3), 5.1, 6, 32(B)(3), 84(A) and (B), 111, 112, 214(C) and the introductory paragraph of R.S. 49:214.6.6(A) and (C), 220.41(D), 220.42(B)(5) and (7) and to enact R.S. 38:90.2(D), 214(D), and Chapter 11-A of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB684 Provides relative to the use of seclusion and physical restraint to address the behavior of students with exceptionalities (EN NO IMPACT See Note) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:7(5)(b)(i), 416.1(B)(3)(b), 416.21, 1944.1(A) and (D)(1)(introductory paragraph), 1948(A) and (B), to enact R.S. 17:7.2(A)(10), 8.1(A)(8), 1944.1(D)(1)(d), and 1948(A)(3), and to repeal R.S. 17:1948(C)(7) and (9) and (G), relative to the Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB624 Transfers certain family and support programs from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Workforce Commission and renames Louisiana Workforce Commission to Louisiana Works (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:780(C)(3)(a)(i), R.S. 14:68.2.1(A) and 74(D)(2), R.S. 15:933.1, R.S. 17:14.1(B)(1) and (C)(5), 3047.6(A), and 3914(M)(1), the heading of Chapter 1 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 23:1, 2, 3, 6(introductory paragraph), (1), (2), (3), (7), and (15), 7, 12, 14, 17, 73(A)(1)(introductory paragraph), (a) through (c), and (d)(introductory paragraph) and (ii), (C), and (E)(2), 74, 75(A), (B), (C)(1), (D)(3)(a) and (b), and (E), 76(A), (B), and (C)(1), (2), and (8)(a), 78(introductory paragraph), (1), and (5), 1600(2) and (3)(a), 1693(I)(1)(introductory paragraph), (a), and (b)(introductory paragraph), (i), and (ii), (2), and (3) and (J), R.S. 36:3(3), 4(A)(introductory paragraph) and (6), the heading of Chapter 7 of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, 301, 308(A) and (B), and 309 (A)(introductory paragraph), (B)(introductory paragraph), (C)(introductory paragraph), (D), and (E)(introductory paragraph), R.S. 46:1(2), (4), and (6), 18(A), 52.1(A) and (B)(1)(introductory paragraph), (2), and (3), 54, 56(A) and (B)(1), 59, 60, 107(A)(1), 114(A), (B), (C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2), (D), and (E)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (3), 114.1, 114.2, 114.3(A) and (B), 114.4(D) and (E), 116, 230.1(A) and (B), 231(11) and (24), 231.4(A) and (D), 234, 236, 237(A),(E),(F), and (G), 301(A)(1) and (2), 321(2) through (5), 322(2) through (6), 323(introductory paragraph), (3), and (4), 324(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E)(introductory paragraph), (1), and (2)(introductory paragraph), 325(introductory paragraph), 326 through 328, 331(A)(1) through (3), 332, 352(1)(a) and (b) and (2)(a), 431, 433(A), 434, 441, 443, 444, 447, 450.1(A), (B)(4) and (5), and (C)(1) and (2), 460.1, 460.4(A), 460.5(A), 460.7(A) and (C), 460.8(A)(1) and (B), 460.10, 932(12), and 936, and R.S. 49:191(1)(f) and 1402(1)(d), to enact R.S. 36:309(F) and R.S. 46:107(E), and to repeal R.S. 23:18 and 34, R.S. 36:308(E), R.S. 46:52.1(C) through (F), 55, 102, 103, 112, 230.1(C), and 231.14(G)(3), and R.S. 49:1402(1)(a), relative to the reorganization and restructure of the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Department of Children and Family Services; to provide for certain family and support programs in the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR44 Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening for beginning of mammograms to thirty years old. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR9 Creates a task force to study and report on strategies to increase engagement of fathers in the lives of their children. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create and provide for the Task Force on Fatherhood Engagement to study how Louisiana can increase the engagement of fathers in the lives of their children, to research best practices, and develop recommendations for each state agency to promote the full inclusion of fathers and the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR201 Memorializes Congress to avoid reductions in Medicaid funding that would adversely affect Louisiana's hospitals and communities they serve. A RESOLUTION To memorialize Congress and urge the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider any policies that may lead to reductions in Medicaid funding for hospitals in Louisiana. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR207 Commends Tina Vanichchagorn for twenty years of public service. A RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate Tina Vanichchagorn on the occasion of twenty years of distinguished public service to the state of Louisiana and to recognize her outstanding contributions to the legal and legislative communities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR208 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Oscar Earl Carter III. A RESOLUTION To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the passing of Oscar Earl Carter III and to commemorate his extraordinary life of service, leadership, and compassion. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR209 Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the impacts of a prohibition on PBM ownership of pharmacies. A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the impacts of prohibiting pharmacy benefit manager ownership of pharmacies in Louisiana and to submit a report to the legislature. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR184 Urges the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow full-time legislative staff attorneys to receive eight hours of continuing educaton credits each year. A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Supreme Court to take appropriate action to allow full- time legislative staff attorneys who are licensed to practice in the state to receive eight hours of continuing education credit each year for legislative service. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR70 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Harry Lemmon. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of retired Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Harry T. Lemmon. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR13 Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the use of prior authorization processes. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the Congress of the United States to take action relative to the use of prior authorization processes and its impact on the citizens of Louisiana. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR29 Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to study changes to the Incumbent Worker Training Account and funds. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Workforce Commission to study and recommend changes to the Incumbent Worker Training Account and funds to improve the delivery of business workforce solutions, as required by Act 330 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature, and to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the House and Senate committees on labor and industrial relations by February 1, 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR82 Commends Alyson Humphery Smith on her nomination by The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum as a quarterfinalist for the Music Educator Award A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Alyson Humphery Smith on her nomination by The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum as a quarterfinalist for the Music Educator Award. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR182 Commends and congratulates Randolph "Randy" Edwards and the YouthCUE for their service with youth choral music and church music ministry. A RESOLUTION To commend Randolph "Randy" Edwards on his remarkable contributions over thirty-five years to youth choral music and church music ministry. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR180 Commends DJ Daniel and his family for their strength and perseverance. A RESOLUTION To commend Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel for his strength, resilience, and lifelong dream of becoming a police officer and to recognize his family for their unwavering support and dedication. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR68 Commends and congratulates the LSU Shreveport Pilots Baseball Team on winning the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Baseball National Championship. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate the Louisiana State University Shreveport Pilots Baseball Team for their historic undefeated 59-0 season culminating in winning the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Baseball National Championship, their first national championship in program history. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB56 Provides relative to the freedom to display the flag of the United States AN ACT To enact R.S. 9:1114, relative to displaying the flag of the United States; to prohibit certain restrictions on displaying the flag of the United States; to provide for civil relief for violations; to provide for an exception; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB66 Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:111(A)(1) and (B), R.S. 23:332(A)(1) and (2), (B), (C)(1) and (2), (D), (E), (F), and (H)(1) and (4), R.S. 49:145 and 146(A)(1), R.S. 51:2602(A), 2603(10) through (13), 2606(A)(1) through (5), 2607(A) and (C) and 2608 and to enact R.S. 23:322(10) and R.S. 51:2603(14), relative to discrimination based on military status; to prohibit discrimination in public schools; to prohibit discrimination in employment; to prohibit discrimination in public buildings; to prohibit discrimination in facilities to which the public is invited; to prohibit discrimination in the sale or rental of housing; to provide definitions; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB156 Provides for in vitro fertilization. (8/1/25) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:121 through 124 and 126 through 133 and to repeal R.S. 9:125, relative to in vitro fertilized human embryos; to provide for definitions; to provide for uses of an in vitro fertilized human embryo; to provide for legal rights of an in vitro fertilized human embryo; to provide for ownership of an in vitro fertilized human embryo; to provide for qualification to perform in vitro fertilization procedures; to provide for destruction of an in vitro fertilized human embryo; to provide for judicial standards; to provide for liability; to provide for inheritance rights; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB133 Provides relative to payment of employees after termination of employment. (8/1/25) AN ACT To enact R.S. 23:631(F), relative to payment of employees; to provide for the payment of wages; to provide relative to payment after termination of employment; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB129 Requires health insurers to cover proton therapy for cancer patients. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) AN ACT To enact R.S. 22:1060.18, relative to cancer treatment; to require health insurers to provide coverage for proton therapy treatment for cancer patients; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB49 Provides relative to the confidentiality of records from certain hearings of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:572.4(B)(2), 573, and 574.2(D)(9)(a), R.S. 42:17(A)(10), and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(8) and to enact R.S. 14:81.5.1, R.S. 15:574.4.1(A)(3) and 574.12.1, and R.S. 42:17(A)(11), relative to records from certain hearings of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole; to create the crime of unlawful posting of certain hearings of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide for a public records exception; to provide for disclosure procedures; to provide for a protective order; to provide relative to procedures and sessions Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB118 Excludes certain amounts deposited into ABLE accounts for qualified expenses of persons with disabilities from state income tax. (8/1/25) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3088 and to enact R.S. 47:293(9)(a)(xxvii), relative to the Achieving a Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR155 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Phil Alexander Robertson on the occasion of his passing. A RESOLUTION To express sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the family and friends of Phil Robertson on the occasion of his passing. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB63 Provides for a privilege by municipalities against multifamily residential properties for unpaid sewage disposal and water system service charges or user fees. (8/1/25) AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:4887, relative to municipal powers; to provide relative to a privilege to municipalities to collect unpaid sewage disposal and water system service charges or user fees charged to a multifamily residential property; to provide relative to privileges and liens; to provide relative to master meter service agreements; to provide relative to the enforcement of a privilege by municipalities on unpaid sewage disposal or water system charges or fees; to provide relative to written demand; to provide relative to delivery and application of payment; to provide relative to sworn detailed statements; to provide relative to ranking and perfection of a privilege by municipalities; to provide relative to notice; to provide relative to filing a privilege by municipalities into the public records; to provide relative to third parties; to provide relative to certain terms, conditions, and procedures; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB190 Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note) AN ACT To provide relative to state highways; to designate a portion of US Route 61 in East Baton Rouge Parish as the "Jackson, Gerald, Garafola, Tullier Memorial Highway"; to designate a portion of Interstate 10 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Sgt. Grant Candies Memorial Highway"; to provide for restrictions on costs of materials to the department; and to provide for related matters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR14 Memorializes congress to modify the H-2A nonimmigrant program to assist with Louisiana's labor workforce shortage. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the United States Congress to modify the H-2A nonimmigrant visa program to address the untenable increases in wage rates resulting from the United States Department of Labor's policies that create an undue and unsustainable financial burden on Louisiana farmers, who rely on an affordable, readily available H-2A workforce. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR42 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden on the occasion of his passing. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of former state legislator and mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden and to posthumously commend him for a lifetime of significant achievements. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR53 Commends Andrew Whitworth on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Andrew Whitworth on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR50 Commends Dale Weiner on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Dale Weiner on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR48 Commends Danny Granger on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Danny Granger on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR47 Commends Vickie Johnson on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Vickie Johnson on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR54 Commends and congratulates Glenn Guilbeau upon receiving the 2025 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate Glenn Guilbeau upon receiving the 2025 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR51 Commends April Burkholder Coulter on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend April Burkholder Coulter on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR49 Commends Danny Broussard on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Danny Broussard on being inducted into the 2025 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR134 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family of Jackie "Jack" Rollin Lamb on the occasion of his passing. A RESOLUTION To express sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the family of Jackie "Jack" Rollin Lamb upon the occasion of his passing and to celebrate a lifetime of service, creativity, and devotion to family, faith, and community. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR55 To commend the Lady Broncos Softball Team and congratulate coaching staff and the entire Sam Houston High School Community on their remarkable achievement in winning the state championship. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate Sam Houston High School's Lady Broncos for their phenomenal season and for capturing the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Softball Non-Select Division I State Championship in dramatic and inspiring fashion. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR57 Expresses the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Louisiana State Legislature upon the passing of Steven J. Miguez. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Steven Joseph Miguez and to recognize and commend his life of service, entrepreneurship, and devotion to family and community. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR24 Creates a special committee of the legislature to study the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create a special committee of the legislature to conduct a comprehensive study of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's policies, governance structure, and impact on public, private, and parochial schools and to provide for the special committee's submission of a report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than February 14, 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR33 Recognizes the service of Covington Fire Chief Gary Blocker Jr. and expresses condolences on his passing. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To recognize the service of Covington Fire Chief Gary Blocker Jr. and to express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana to his family upon the occasion of his passing. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR84 Designates May 9, 2025, as AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer Day and commends the AmeriCorps Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) Caddo/Bossier/DeSoto Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program for 45 years of service. A RESOLUTION To designate Friday, May 9, 2025, as AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer Day and to commend the AmeriCorps Seniors Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) Caddo/Bossier/DeSoto Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program for forty- five years of service. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR24 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Arwin Bascle on the occasion of her passing. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the passing of Arwin Patrick Bascle and to honor her life, legacy, and contributions to the political fabric of Louisiana. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR41 Commends the North DeSoto High School softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division II Non-Select state championship A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the North DeSoto High School softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division II Non-Select state championship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR38 Commends the Calvary Baptist Academy softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division III Select state championship A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Calvary Baptist Academy softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division III Select state championship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR36 Commends the Westwood Elementary Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society for its outstanding academic achievements A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Westwood Elementary Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society for its outstanding academic achievements. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR12 Commends the American Irish State Legislators Caucus. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commemorate the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and recognize the cultural and historic links between Ireland and Louisiana and the establishment of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SCR15 Commends and congratulates C.E. Byrd High School as it celebrates its centennial year. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, as it celebrates its centennial year. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR50 Recognizes Monday, April 28, 2025, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. A RESOLUTION To recognize Monday, April 28, 2025, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB63 (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the mandatory retirement of judges (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) Senate Vote on HB 63 ADOPT (#974) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB77 Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT and allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test (EN +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 77 ADOPT (#996) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB16 Provides relative to health stop-loss insurance. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Senate Vote on SB 16 ADOPT (#991) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB126 Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the minimum aggregate total that is to be appropriated annually to the office of elderly affairs for such allocations (EN +$3,524,736 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 126 CO-AUTHORS (#968) 06/12/2025 Absent
HB126 Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the minimum aggregate total that is to be appropriated annually to the office of elderly affairs for such allocations (EN +$3,524,736 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 126 FINAL PASSAGE (#967) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB126 Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the minimum aggregate total that is to be appropriated annually to the office of elderly affairs for such allocations (EN +$3,524,736 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 126 2/3 vote (#952) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB26 Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Senate Vote on SB 26 ADOPT (#962) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB42 Provides relative to perinatal behavioral health treatment. (8/1/25) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 42 ADOPT (#963) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB37 Provides for the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 37 ADOPT (#959) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB36 Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Senate Vote on SB 36 ADOPT (#989) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB36 Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Senate Vote on SB 36 DISCHARGE SB 36 BY HENSGENS (#979) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB55 Provides relative to the assessment, payment, and allocation of ad valorem taxes. (1/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) Senate Vote on SB 55 ADOPT (#966) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB73 Provides for sequestration of carbon dioxide. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 73 ADOPT (#994) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB310 Provides relative to filings in civil and criminal courts Senate Vote on HB 310 ADOPT (#969) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB326 Provides relative to the Louisiana Cosmetology Act (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 326 ADOPT (#970) 06/12/2025 Nay
SB113 Provides for term limits and qualifications for the DeSoto Parish Police Jury. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 113 ADOPT (#995) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB371 Provides relative to the free exercise of religion Senate Vote on HB 371 ADOPT (#971) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB365 Provides for an optional exemption of business inventory from ad valorem taxes and to authorize the reduction of the fair market value percentage of business inventory under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 365 ADOPT (#977) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB366 (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes parishes to exempt business inventory from ad valorem taxes and authorizes parishes to reduce the percentage of fair market value applicable to business inventory (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 366 ADOPT (#978) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB404 Provides relative to various tax administration functions of the Department of Revenue (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 404 ADOPT (#1002) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB122 Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 122 ADOPT (#960) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB578 Provides with respect to state and local sales and use taxes and exemptions to those taxes (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 578 ADOPT (#1005) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB579 Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds (EN -$9,000,000 GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 579 ADOPT (#998) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB570 Provides relative to minors' use of applications (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) Senate Vote on HB 570 ADOPT (#987) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB473 (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the application of state monies to the unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 473 ADOPT (#997) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB162 Provides relative to the collection and administration of sales and use taxes. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 162 ADOPT (#992) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB559 Provides relative to human services districts and boards (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Senate Vote on HB 559 ADOPT (#1000) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB518 Provides relative to rates, computation, and administration of severance tax on oil, gas, and other natural resources (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 518 ADOPT (#988) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB466 Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 466 ADOPT (#1001) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB467 Requires health insurance coverage for amino acid-based elemental formulas (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 467 ADOPT (#972) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB136 Provides for rate transparency reports. (1/1/26) Senate Vote on SB 136 ADOPT (#961) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB128 Requires a written report when any law enforcement officer uses force on a member of the public. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 128 ADOPT (#990) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB165 Provides for the governance of the Juvenile Justice District and adds Lafourche Parish to the Juvenile Justice District. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 165 ADOPT (#993) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB220 Provides for the revision of statutes relating to local agencies. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) Senate Vote on SB 220 ADOPT (#1011) 06/12/2025 Absent
SB195 Provides for the French Quarter Management District. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 195 ADOPT (#964) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB191 Provides for the composition of the board of commissioners of the St. George Fire Protection District. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 191 ADOPT (#1008) 06/12/2025 Yea
SB233 Provides for changes to the School Readiness Tax Credit. (1/1/26) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on SB 233 ADOPT (#965) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB649 Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the parish of East Baton Rouge and the Capital Area Transit System Senate Vote on HB 649 ADOPT (#1003) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB669 Continues a portion of the excise tax levied on cigarettes in statute (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 669 ADOPT (#973) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB665 Provides relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (EN -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 665 ADOPT (#999) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB686 Provides for the disclosure of foreign adversaries (EN +$100,000 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 686 DISCHARGE (#986) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB690 Directs the Surgeon General to draft and promulgate rules for the administration of medical activities under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for all members of the healthcare community in Louisiana Senate Vote on HB 690 ADOPT (#975) 06/12/2025 Yea
HCR69 Creates a task force to study the merger of the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission and the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission Senate Vote on HCR 69 ADOPT (#976) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR201 Memorializes Congress to avoid reductions in Medicaid funding that would adversely affect Louisiana's hospitals and communities they serve. Senate Vote on SR 201 CO-AUTHORS (#958) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR202 Creates a task force to study the effectiveness of technology and research parks and to make recommendations on its findings. Senate Vote on SR 202 ADOPT (#953) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR203 Commends and congratulates Wiley Brazier V on his accomplishments. Senate Vote on SR 203 ADOPT (#954) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR206 Creates the Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Task Force. Senate Vote on SR 206 ADOPT (#957) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR204 Creates the task force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries. Senate Vote on SR 204 ADOPT (#955) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR205 Requests the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to study the salary structure and total compensation of all state and local elected officials and university administrators. Senate Vote on SR 205 ADOPT (#956) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR207 Commends Tina Vanichchagorn for twenty years of public service. Senate Vote on SR 207 CO-AUTHORS (#981) 06/12/2025 Absent
SR207 Commends Tina Vanichchagorn for twenty years of public service. Senate Vote on SR 207 ADOPT (#980) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR210 Recognizes the month of June as "African-American Music Appreciation Month" in Louisiana. Senate Vote on SR 210 CO-AUTHORS (#1013) 06/12/2025 Absent
SR210 Recognizes the month of June as "African-American Music Appreciation Month" in Louisiana. Senate Vote on SR 210 ADOPT (#1012) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR208 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Oscar Earl Carter III. Senate Vote on SR 208 CO-AUTHORS (#1007) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR208 Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Oscar Earl Carter III. Senate Vote on SR 208 ADOPT (#1006) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR209 Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the impacts of a prohibition on PBM ownership of pharmacies. Senate Vote on SR 209 CO-AUTHORS (#1010) 06/12/2025 Yea
SR209 Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the impacts of a prohibition on PBM ownership of pharmacies. Senate Vote on SR 209 ADOPT (#1009) 06/12/2025 Yea
HB14 Provides relative to homicide when the victim is a person with infirmities (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) Senate Vote on HB 14 ADOPT (#939) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB36 Provides relative to consumable hemp Senate Vote on HB 36 ADOPT (#938) 06/11/2025 Yea
SB8 Constitutional amendment to provide for persons in the unclassified service and for appointment of persons on the State Civil Service Commission. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) Senate Vote on SB 8 CONCUR (#935) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB67 Provides relative to sex offenses committed against minors Senate Vote on HB 67 ADOPT (#940) 06/11/2025 Yea
SB25 Constitutional amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted to parishes to operate a school system. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN +$2,457,390 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 25 CONCUR (#934) 06/11/2025 Yea
SB36 Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Senate Vote on SB 36 REJECT (#928) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB238 Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption and for donations to foster care organizations and provides relative to tax deductions for certain education-related expenses (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 238 ADOPT (#941) 06/11/2025 Yea
SB65 Provides for the treatment of certain pass through entities under the inventory tax credit. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) Senate Vote on SB 65 CONCUR (#929) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB321 Provides for teacher certification and professional development with respect to numeracy (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 321 FINAL PASSAGE (#949) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB321 Provides for teacher certification and professional development with respect to numeracy (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 321 e2/3 (#932) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB340 Changes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (EN +$1,200 SG EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 340 ADOPT (#943) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB327 Requires schools to use a 10-point grading scale to assign grades used in the calculation of the minimum grade point average required for initial award eligibility (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) Senate Vote on HB 327 ADOPT (#942) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB399 Provides with respect to the profession of dietetics and dieticians (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 399 ADOPT (#944) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB476 Provides relative to an annual automatic adjustment to a fee for motor vehicle dealers based on the Consumer Price Index (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Senate Vote on HB 476 ADOPT (#946) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB520 Establishes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for certain antique motor vehicles and increases the fee for issuance of special license plates for those vehicles (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 520 ADOPT (#947) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB479 Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 479 FINAL PASSAGE (#931) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB544 Transfers powers and duties of the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council to the Louisiana Health Works Commission Senate Vote on HB 544 ADOPT (#948) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB445 Provides relative to juvenile records Senate Vote on HB 445 ADOPT (#945) 06/11/2025 Yea
SCR9 Creates a task force to study and report on strategies to increase engagement of fathers in the lives of their children. Senate Vote on SCR 9 CONCUR (#924) 06/11/2025 Yea
SB239 Provides for the St. Tammany Parish Development District. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 239 CONCUR (#930) 06/11/2025 Absent
SCR21 Establishes the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission. Senate Vote on SCR 21 CONCUR (#925) 06/11/2025 Yea
SCR38 Creates the Task Force on Career Alignment to study ways to implement education-to-career counseling to assist public college and university students to obtain employment in Louisiana after graduation. Senate Vote on SCR 38 CONCUR (#926) 06/11/2025 Yea
HB688 Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank Senate Vote on HB 688 ADOPT (#937) 06/11/2025 Yea
SB244 Provides for the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) Senate Vote on SB 244 CONCUR (#936) 06/11/2025 Yea
SCR40 Creates the K-12 School Safety Task Force to study and make recommendations relative to school safety and security. Senate Vote on SCR 40 CONCUR (#927) 06/11/2025 Yea
SB15 Prohibits any act intended to hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) Senate Vote on SB 15 CONCUR (#883) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB30 Provides relative to recreational vehicles. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 30 CONCUR (#885) 06/10/2025 Yea
HB145 Increases the maximum amount of the construction code retrofitting deduction and expands the deduction to cover costs associated with "fortified home" standards compliance (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 145 FINAL PASSAGE (#919) 06/10/2025 Yea
HB145 Increases the maximum amount of the construction code retrofitting deduction and expands the deduction to cover costs associated with "fortified home" standards compliance (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on HB 145 2/3 vote (#904) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB41 Provides relative to child welfare. (See Act) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 41 CONCUR (#882) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB113 Provides for term limits and qualifications for the DeSoto Parish Police Jury. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 113 REJECT (#887) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB96 Establishes Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services. (7/1/25) (EN +$1,830,352 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 96 CONCUR (#886) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB97 Creates the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority. (8/1/25) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 97 CONCUR (#884) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB121 Provides for mental health screenings in schools. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) Senate Vote on SB 121 CONCUR (#888) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB123 Authorizes an income tax credit for donations to certain public schools. (1/1/26) (EN -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note) Senate Vote on SB 123 CONCUR (#889) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB122 Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/25) Senate Vote on SB 122 REJECT (#875) 06/10/2025 Absent
SB125 Provides relative to explosives. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) Senate Vote on SB 125 CONCUR (#876) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB126 Provides for school mapping data of public school buildings and facilities. (8/1/25) (EN +$2,400,000 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 126 CONCUR (#890) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB162 Provides relative to the collection and administration of sales and use taxes. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 162 REJECT (#894) 06/10/2025 Yea
HB479 Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 479 2/3 vote (#903) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB153 Provides relative to behavioral health rehabilitation services in the Louisiana medical assistance program. (gov sig) Senate Vote on SB 153 CONCUR (#877) 06/10/2025 Yea
SB161 Provides relative to Louisiana Economic Development. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) Senate Vote on SB 161 CONCUR (#893) 06/10/2025 Yea
HB486 Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) Senate Vote on HB 486 FINAL PASSAGE (#920) 06/10/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Louisiana Joint Legislative Budget Committee 16
Detail Louisiana Joint Legislative Capital Outlay Committee 17
Detail Louisiana Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee 6
Detail Louisiana Senate Environmental Quality Committee 6
Detail Louisiana Senate Executive Committee 3
Detail Louisiana Senate Finance Committee 9
Detail Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee 9
Detail Louisiana Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee Vice Chair 2
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
LA Louisiana Senate District 38 Senate Republican In Office 01/08/2024
LA Louisiana House District 006 House Republican Out of Office 01/13/2020 01/12/2024