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Barbara Carpenter 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB575

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Establishes a priority status for the acquisition of surplus state vehicles for youths in the extended foster care program (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB168

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Creates a transitional reentry program for female parolees (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB218

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Engrossed
4/1/26  
Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB285

Introduced
2/23/26  
Refer
2/23/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/25/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a credit union or bank to operate a branch at a high school
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB104

Introduced
2/22/26  
Refer
2/22/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/27/26  
Enrolled
5/12/26  
Chaptered
5/14/26  
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$3,000 SG EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB342

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/15/26  
Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB380

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Authorizes any institution under the supervision and management of the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot program with a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain training programs (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB392

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Provides relative to requirements for posting suicide hotline information on school websites and student ID cards
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB445

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB133

Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Provides relative to certain battery offenses against school employees (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB143

Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Refer
3/26/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Provides relative to the per diem rate paid by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections for the housing of state inmates in a parish jail or institution (EG +$17,311,950 GF EX See Note)

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB276

Introduced
2/23/26  
Refer
2/23/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Engrossed
5/6/26  
Authorizes a court to conduct a contradictory bail hearing prior to setting bail for a person in custody who is charged with certain sexually based offenses against a child under the age of eighteen
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB138

Introduced
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Engrossed
4/1/26  
Refer
4/7/26  
Provides relative to the Parkwood Terrace Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish