Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HB 705: Legislative Powers: Provides relative to contempt of the legislature

Final Passage · May 18, 2026 · Yeas 36, nays 58 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 29 · Nay 0 · Not voting 3
Republicans
Yea 7 · Nay 58 · Not voting 8

Speaker Phillip DeVillier didn't vote, so this roll call doesn't count toward “votes with the Speaker.”

Bill

Bill
HB 705
Motion
Final Passage
Date
May 18, 2026, 2:11:35 PM
Session
2026 Regular Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 36, nays 58; 11 didn't vote
Result
Failed, as the official record marks it

Official record: the roll call (PDF) ↗
The instrument's page on the Legislature's site ↗

The chamber on this vote

Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.

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How each member voted

Yea (36)

Nay (58)

Not voting (11)