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2019 Voting Record Louisiana House of Representatives 2019 Voting Record Louisiana House of Representatives Reproductive Rights Economic Justice Early Education SB184 SB184 HB133 HB425 HB484 SB221 HB536 SB5 HB302 HB422 SB153 SB153 First Last District City Vote Amdt Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote 5/28 5/21 Mark Abraham 36 Lake Charles A Neil Abramson 98 New Orleans A A A Roy Adams 62 A Beryl Amedee 51 Houma A Andy Anders 21 Vidalia James Armes 30 Leesville Tony Bacala 59 Prairieville Larry Bagley 7 Stonewall A John Bagneris 100 New Orleans A Taylor Barras 48 New Iberia John Berthelot 88 Gonzales Robert Billiot 83 Westwego Stuart J. Bishop 43 Lafayette Joseph Bouie 97 New Orleans A A Ryan Bourriaque 47 Ken Brass 58 Vacherie Chad Brown 60 Plaquemine Terry Brown 22 Colfax Thomas Carmody 6 Shreveport Barbara Carpenter 63 Baton Rouge Gary Carter 102 New Orleans A A A Robert Carter 72 Amite A A A A Steve Carter 68 Baton Rouge Charles Chaney 19 Rayville Patrick Connick 84 Marrero A A Jean-Paul Coussan 45 Lafayette Kenny Cox 23 Natchitoches A Raymond Crews 8 Bossier City Paula Davis 69 Baton Rouge Phillip DeVillier 41 Eunice A Mary DuBuisson 90 Slidell Royce Duplessis 93 New Orleans A A Stephen Dwight 35 Lake Charles Rick Edmonds 66 Baton Rouge Julie Emerson 39 Carencro Reid Falconer 89 Mandeville Franklin Foil 70 Baton Rouge A B Franklin 34 Lake Charles A A Randal L. Gaines 57 LaPlace A A A Ray Garofalo 103 Chalmette Louisiana House of Representatives Jerry Gisclair 54 Larose Cedric Glover 4 Shreveport Johnny Guinn 37 Jennings Jimmy Harris 99 New Orleans A Lance Harris 25 Alexandria Cameron Henry 82 Metairie Stephanie Hilferty 94 Metairie A Dorothy Sue Hill 32 Dry Creek Valarie Hodges 64 Denham Springs A A Frank Hoffmann 15 West Monroe Paul Hollis 104 Covington Dodie Horton 9 Haughton Frankie Howard 24 Many Mike Huval 46 Breaux Bridge Barry Ivey 65 Baton Rouge Katrina Jackson 16 Monroe A Edward Ted James 101 Baton Rouge A Patrick O. Jefferson 11 Homer A Samuel Jenkins 2 Shreveport A Mike Johnson 27 Robert Johnson 28 Marksville Sam Jones 50 Franklin A Edmond Jordan 29 Baton Rouge A Jeremy LaCombe 18 Nancy Landry 31 Lafayette Terry Landry 96 New Iberia Ed Larvadain 26 A A H. Bernard LeBas 38 Ville Platte Walt Leger 91 New Orleans A A Chris Leopold 105 Belle Chasse A Rodney Lyons 87 Harvey A A A A Sherman Q. Mack 95 Albany Key: Supported Lift's Position Opposed Lift's Position A Absent - Did Not Vote 2019 Voting Record Louisiana House of Representatives Reproductive Rights Economic Justice Early Education SB184 SB184 HB133 HB425 HB484 SB221 HB536 SB5 HB302 HB422 SB153 SB153 First Last District City Vote Amdt Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote 5/28 5/21 Tanner Magee 53 Houma Denise Marcelle 61 Baton Rouge A A Joseph Marino 85 Gretna Jack McFarland 13 Jonesboro Wayne McMahen 10 Minden Blake Miguez 49 Erath Dustin Miller 40 Opelousas A Gregory A. Miller 56 Norco Pat Moore 17 Monroe Jim Morris 1 Oil City Jay Morris 14 Monroe Stuart Moss 33 Sulphur Nicholas Muscarello, Jr. 86 Hammond Barbara Norton 3 Shreveport A A A A A A A Kevin Pearson 76 Slidell Vincent J. Pierre 44 Lafayette A J. Rogers Pope 71 Denham Springs Steve Pugh 73 Ponchatoula Steven E. Pylant 20 Winnsboro A Jerome Richard 55 Thibodaux A A A A Clay Schexnayder 81 Gonzales Louisiana House of Representatives Alan Seabaugh 5 Shreveport Scott Simon 74 Abita Springs A A A Patricia Smith 67 Baton Rouge A A A Joe Stagni 92 Kenner John Stefanski 42 Crowley Julie Stokes 79 Kenner Kirk Talbot 78 River Ridge A Polly Thomas 80 Metairie A A A Christopher Turner 12 Ruston Malinda White 75 Bogalusa A Mark Wright 77 Covington A Jerome Zeringue 52 Houma Reproductive Rights Economic Justice Revises the definition of abortion to require medication abortion be provided only at End the state and local sales tax on diapers and feminine hygiene HB133 SB5 licensed abortion facility. products. Author: Representative Frank Hoffmann Author: Senator J.P. Morrell Outcome: PASSED and sent to the Governor. This bill made it to Conference Committee where it failed to receive the Outcome: Vote (House): 1N - 89Y Vote (Senate): 5N- 32Y number of signatures needed in the Senate. Vote (House): 98Y - 0N Constitutional Amendment to prohibit abortions and public funding for abortions HB425 with no exceptions for rape and incest. Enact the Louisiana Employment Non-Discrimination Act to protect LGBTQ HB302 Author: Representative Katrina Jackson employees from discrimination. Outcome: PASSED both Author: Representative Joseph Bouie Vote (House): 10N - 81Y Vote (Senate): 5N - 33Y Outcome: FAILED in House Labor Committee Vote House Committee: 9N - 5Y Imposes strict requirements for abortion clinics regarding record retainment, requiring, in some HB484 cases, patient records be kept for up to 30 years, even if a clinic is closed before then. This bill Allow local cities and towns to increase minimum wage and mandate HB422 includes strict criminal and civil penalties for violations. companies provide their employees sick leave. Author: Representative Raymond Crews Author: Representative Royce Duplessis Outcome: PASSED and send to Governor. Outcome: FAILED in House Labor Committee Vote (House): 1N - 91Y Vote (Senate): 4N - 30Y Vote House Committee: 6Y - 9N Early Education SB184 Ban abortions around six week ban, with no exceptions for rape and incest. SB153 Allocate sports gaming funds to Early Childhood Education Author: Senator John Milkovich Author: Senator Danny Martiny Outcome: PASSED and Signed by the Governor - Act 31 FAILED in House Appropriations Committee. Negotiations were successful Outcome: Vote (Senate): 5N - 26Y Vote (House): 23N - 79Y in getting significant funding for early childhood education in the state Vote House Criminal Justice Committee: 14N-6Y SB184 Amdt Amendment to abortion ban to include exceptions for rape and incest. Vote House Appropriations Committee: 11Y-6N Author: Representatives James and Marcelle Outcome: FAILED in House. Vote (House): 35Y - 67N Require doctors providing abortions to provide, in writing, information about their SB221 qualitifcations that no other medical provider is required to provide. Author: Senator Beth Mizell Outcome: PASSED and Signed by the Governor - Act 198 Vote (Senate): 38Y-0N Vote (House): 13N - 82Y HB536 Provides for the regulation of birthing centers Author: Representative Stephanie Hilferty Outcome: PASSED and Signed by the Governor - Act 332. This bill was supported by Birthmark Doulas. Vote (House): 99Y - 0N Vote (Senate): 37Y - 1N Key: Supported Lift's Position Opposed Lift's Position A Absent - Did Not Vote.
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