Louisiana House vote

The “Adds certain school employees to the definition of "educator" relative to prohibited sexual conduct between...” (SB 98)

Official title: Adds certain school employees to the definition of "educator" relative to prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student. (8/1/26)

Passed: 98 yes, 0 no, 7 not voting

May 11, 2026, SB 98

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: legis.la.gov

How each party voted

Republicans68 YES · 0 NO · 5 not voting
Democrats30 YES · 0 NO · 2 not voting

Yes (98)

Republicans (68)

Beryl AmedeeState Representative
Tony BacalaState Representative
Lawrence BagleyState Representative
Dennis BamburgState Representative
Mike BayhamState Representative
Beau BeaullieuState Representative
Stephanie BeraultState Representative
Beth BillingsState Representative
Vincent St. BlancState Representative
Doyle BoudreauxState Representative
Ryan BourriaqueState Representative
Chad BoyerState Representative
Jacob BraudState Representative
Reese BroussardState Representative
Rhonda ButlerState Representative
Dewith CarrierState Representative
Kim CarverState Representative
Emily ChenevertState Representative
Kimberly CoatesState Representative
Vincent CoxState Representative
Raymond CrewsState Representative
Daryl DeshotelState Representative
Phillip DeVillierState Representative
Jason DeWittState Representative
Kellee DickersonState Representative
Jessica DomangueState Representative
Michael EcholsState Representative
Peter EganState Representative
Les FarnumState Representative
Gabe FirmentState Representative
Bryan FontenotState Representative
Barbara FreibergState Representative
Foy GadberryState Representative
Jay GalleState Representative
Brett GeymannState Representative
Brian GloriosoState Representative
Troy HebertState Representative
Chance HenryState Representative
Stephanie HilfertyState Representative
Dodie HortonState Representative
John IllgState Representative
Mike JohnsonState Representative
Timothy KernerState Representative
Jeremy LaCombeState Representative
Jacob LandryState Representative
Shane MackState Representative
Danny McCormickState Representative
Wayne McMahenState Representative
Dixon McMakinState Representative
Michael MelerineState Representative
Nicholas MuscarelloState Representative
Joseph OrgeronState Representative
Charles OwenState Representative
Neil RiserState Representative
Paul SawyerState Representative
Rodney SchamerhornState Representative
Laurie SchlegelState Representative
Annie SpellState Representative
Joseph StagniState Representative
Polly ThomasState Representative
Christopher TurnerState Representative
Lauren VentrellaState Representative
Debbie VillioState Representative
Roger WilderState Representative
Jeff WileyState Representative
Mark WrightState Representative
John WybleState Representative
Jerome ZeringueState Representative

Democrats (30)

Daryl AdamsState Representative
Delisha BoydState Representative
Ken BrassState Representative
Marcus BryantState Representative
Barbara CarpenterState Representative
Robert CarterState Representative
Wilford CarterState Representative
Tehmi ChassionState Representative
Adrian FisherState Representative
Aimee FreemanState Representative
Kyle GreenState Representative

Absent (7)

Republicans (5)

Josh CarlsonState Representative
Kathy EdmonstonState Representative
Jack McFarlandState Representative
Phillip TarverState Representative
Francis ThompsonState Representative

Democrats (2)

Mandie LandryState Representative
Joy WaltersState 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).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (98)

Republicans (68)

Democrats (30)

ABSENTAbsent (7)

Republicans (5)

Democrats (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (98)

Republicans (68)

Democrats (30)

ABSENTAbsent (7)

Republicans (5)

Democrats (2)

Yes (98)

Absent (7)

Yes (98)

Absent (7)