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Barbara Carpenter
LA House District 63
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA House District 63 current
Louisiana |
Democratic | Jan 11, 2016 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,624 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 1089 — CIVIL/DAMAGES: Creates CARE Accounts for certain damages arising from delictual actions | Nay | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HCR 76 — HEALTH CARE: Continues the Health Inequities and Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 909 — INSURANCE: Required coverage for behavioral health crisis services (EN INCREASE EX See Note) | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 804 — ENERGY: Creates the Louisiana Energy Protection Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Nay | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1246 — DWI: Provides relative to operating a vehicle while impaired (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HCR 63 — MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Creates a task force to examine the feasibility and public safety implications of permitting certain active-duty… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 656 — CORRECTIONS: Creates a pilot program that provides certain DPS&C programming and services to inmates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1249 — HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS: Provides relative to school-based health center services provided to students (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 971 — MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinics (EN +$2,655,159 GF EX See Note) | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1244 — MTR VEHICLE/EMERGENCY: Establishes a driver's license designation for persons with brain injuries | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 459 — ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides relative to the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 198 — HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (EN +$400,228 GF EX See Note) | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1171 — WILDLIFE/MGT AREAS: Authorizes the use of airboats in the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1066 — SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Prohibits law enforcement officers employed by a public postsecondary education institution from receiving state… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 508 — HUNTING/LICENSES: Provides an exception to hunting license requirements for the taking of outlaw quadrupeds on a person's own private… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HCR 69 — TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development make certain improvements to Interstate 12 in… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 981 — FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1231 — MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides relative to Medicaid coverage for pregnant women (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 437 — EVIDENCE: Provides relative to expert witness fees | Nay | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HCR 77 — CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1052 — CHILDRENS CODE: Provides relative to confidentiality policies and procedures pertaining to work product created, received, or maintained by… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 599 — WATER/RESOURCES: Prohibits the sale of Louisiana running surface water outside of the state | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 508 — HUNTING/LICENSES: Provides an exception to hunting license requirements for the taking of outlaw quadrupeds on a person's own private… | Nay | May 5, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 488 — TAX/SEVERANCE TAX: Establishes the Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund and provides for use of the monies in the fund (RE… | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 989 — MOTOR VEHICLES: Modifies charges collected by public license tag agents | Yea | May 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (9 as lead sponsor)
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HB 276
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BAIL: 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…
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HB 138
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DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Provides relative to the Parkwood Terrace Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
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HR 240
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COMMENDATIONS: Commends AMIkids Baton Rouge for its work to empower youth
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HCR 98
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SNAP/FOOD STAMPS: Modifies the use of SNAP benefits to include food delivery costs
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HB 525
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PUBLIC SFTY/DEPARTMENT: Provides for the online publication and maintenance of certain data used and compiled by the DPS&C (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
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HR 75
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SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes March 31, 2026, as Southern University Day at the Capitol
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HR 102
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COMMENDATIONS: Commends Noreen Little on the occasion of her election as national president of Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated
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HR 16
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SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 14, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, Day at the capitol
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HR 22
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CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of D'Orsay Deavenport Bryant, Jr., M.D.