Votes at a glance: selected measures the House passed April 8, 2026
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Summary
On April 8 the Louisiana House adopted a range of bills and resolutions on topics including voter ID memorials, education policy, criminal justice measures, protections for houses of worship, media and AI disclosures and licensing reforms. Tally highlights and next steps are listed.
The Louisiana House acted on a broad slate of measures on April 8. Below are selected items from the floor with recorded outcomes and brief notes. This is a summary of votes and does not replace official roll‑call records.
- HR 15 (Weibel) — memorializing resolution on the 'Save America Act' (voter ID): adopted 65 yeas, 32 nays; 18 co‑authors recorded. (See timeline item: Save America Act memorial.)
- HCR 14 (Carver) — memorializing resolution supporting efforts to dissolve U.S. Department of Education: adopted 59 yeas, 28 nays. (Extensive floor Q&A on funding, student loans and land‑grant implications.)
- HB 98 (Speaker pro tem/Mike Johnson) — confidential information of victims, victim protections: passed (recorded 91 yays when read on the floor).
- HB 108 (Cox) — juror qualifications excluding certain convicted persons from jury service: passed 68 yeas, 32 nays.
- HB 310 (Carlson) — jury waiver/reassignment rule to address perceived judge shopping: passed 50 yeas, 49 nays.
- HB 294 (Ferment) — protects houses of worship, allows certain removal actions and liability limits: passed 75 yeas, 25 nays after amendments.
- HB 305 (Carver, on behalf of AG) — CSAM processing and information‑sharing reforms: passed 99 yeas, 0 nays.
- HB 410 (Schlegel) — in‑person recording notification law with exceptions: passed 55 yeas, 32 nays.
- HB 827 / HB 953 (Jordan / Fontenot) — plumbing licensure and pathway reforms: companion bills amended and advanced; multiple amendments adopted to reduce required hours and place plumbing oversight as a subcommittee under the State Board of Contractors.
Several other bills across judiciary, health and education committees were adopted with recorded tallies during the floor session. For full roll call details and bill texts, consult the official House journal and clerk’s roll call records.
