Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session
HB 708: Courts/Justice Of Peace: Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish
Final Passage · April 29, 2026 · Yeas 70, nays 22 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Speaker Phillip DeVillier voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 708
- Motion
- Final Passage
- Date
- April 29, 2026, 2:07:06 PM
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 70, nays 22; 13 didn't vote
- Result
- Passed, 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
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How each member voted
Yea (70)
- Roy Adams D-62
- Beryl Amedée R-51
- Tony Bacala R-59
- Dennis Bamburg R-5
- Mike Bayham R-103
- Beau Beaullieu R-48
- Stephanie Berault R-76
- Beth Billings R-56
- Doyle Boudreaux R-39
- Ryan Bourriaque R-47
- Chad Boyer R-46
- Jacob Braud R-105
- Skip Broussard R-37
- Rhonda Butler R-38
- Barbara Carpenter D-63
- Dewith Carrier R-32
- Robby Carter D-72
- Kim Carver R-89
- Emily Chenevert R-66
- Kim Coates R-73
- Vincent Cox R-85
- Raymond Crews R-8
- Phillip DeVillier R-41
- Jason DeWitt R-25
- Daryl Deshotel R-28
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson R-64
- Jessica Domangue R-53
- Michael Echols R-14
- Kathy Edmonston R-88
- Peter Egan R-74
- Gabe Firment R-22
- Bryan Fontenot R-55
- Barbara Freiberg R-70
- Foy Gadberry R-15
- Jay Gallé R-104
- Brian Glorioso R-90
- Troy Hebert R-31
- Chance Henry R-42
- Dodie Horton R-9
- John Illg R-78
- Steven Jackson D-2
- Mike Johnson R-27
- Tim Kerner R-84
- Jacob Landry R-49
- Mandie Landry D-91
- Rodney Lyons D-87
- Shane Mack R-95
- Danny McCormick R-1
- Jack McFarland R-13
- Wayne McMahen R-10
- Dixon McMakin R-68
- Michael Melerine R-6
- Joe Orgeron R-54
- Chuck Owen R-30
- Neil Riser R-20
- Paul Sawyer R-69
- Rodney Schamerhorn R-24
- Laurie Schlegel R-82
- Annie Spell R-45
- Vinney St. Blanc R-50
- Joe Stagni R-92
- Sylvia Taylor D-57
- Polly Thomas R-80
- Chris Turner R-12
- Lauren Ventrella R-65
- Debbie Villio R-79
- Roger Wilder R-71
- Jeff Wiley R-81
- John Wyble R-75
- Jerome Zeringue R-52
Nay (22)
- Ken Brass D-58
- Marcus Bryant D-96
- Wilford Carter D-34
- Tehmi Chassion D-44
- Adrian Fisher D-16
- Aimee Freeman D-98
- Kyle Green D-83
- Dana Henry D-100
- Edmond Jordan D-29
- Vanessa LaFleur D-101
- Terry Landry D-67
- Ed Larvadain D-26
- Denise Marcelle D-61
- Chasity Martinez D-60
- Shaun Mena D-23
- Dustin Miller D-40
- Pat Moore D-17
- Ed Murray D-97
- Nicky Muscarello R-86
- Tammy Phelps D-3
- Joy Walters D-4
- Rashid Young D-11
Not voting (13)
- Larry Bagley R-7
- Delisha Boyd D-102
- Josh Carlson R-43
- Les Farnum R-33
- Brett Geymann R-35
- Stephanie Hilferty R-94
- Travis Johnson D-21
- Alonzo Knox D-93
- Jeremy LaCombe R-18
- Candace Newell D-99
- Phil Tarver R-36
- Francis Thompson R-19
- Mark Wright R-77