Louisiana House vote

The “Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members...” (HB 1008)

Official title: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech

Passed: 103 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting

Apr 27, 2026, HB 1008

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: legis.la.gov

How each party voted

Republicans71 YES · 0 NO · 2 not voting
Democrats32 YES · 0 NO

Absent (2)

Republicans (2)

Lawrence BagleyState Representative
Phillip DeVillierState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

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The “Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members...” (HB 1008)

How each party voted

Yes (103)

Republicans (71)

Democrats (32)

Absent (2)

Republicans (2)

The “Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members...” (HB 1008)

How each party voted

Yes (103)

Republicans (71)

Democrats (32)

Absent (2)

Republicans (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (103)

Republicans (71)

Democrats (32)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Republicans (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (103)

Republicans (71)

Democrats (32)

ABSENTAbsent (2)

Republicans (2)

Yes (103)

Absent (2)

Yes (103)

Absent (2)