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Bob Hensgens

LA Senate District 26

Republican Louisiana since Dec 10, 2018

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 11Transportation & Infrastructure 9Healthcare 6Environment & Energy 5Criminal Justice & Policing 3Education 3Social Services & Welfare 3Veterans Affairs 3Defense & Military 1Economy & Taxes 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Housing 1Technology & Privacy 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
LA Senate District 26 current
Louisiana
 Republican Dec 10, 2018 — openstates/people CC0-1.0
LA Senate District 26
Louisiana
 Republican May 10, 2011 Dec 9, 2018 openstates/people CC0-1.0
LA House District 47
Louisiana
 Republican — Nov 6, 2018 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,548 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HCR 88 — SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes April 28, 2026, as Nurses Day and May 6 through May 12, 2026, as National Nurses Week in Louisiana Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 258 — ETHICS/DUAL OFFICEHOLDG: Provides for exceptions to the dual officeholding laws for volunteer firefighters and judicial branch employees Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 52 — SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as Main Street Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 356 — BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge" Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 433 — MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 587 — MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome specialty license plate Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 461 — GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM: Provides relative to the office of group benefits. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 633 — TAX RETURN: Modifies statutory timelines, penalty calculations, and exceptions for penalties for the payment of certain estimated taxes (EN… Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 367 — WATER MANAGEMENT: Creates the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 251 — HOMELAND SECURITY: Provides for critical infrastructure protection. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 576 — STATE DEPARTMENT: Transfers the Old Governor's Mansion to the Department of State (EN NO IMPACT See Note) Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 252 — DONATIONS: Provides for anatomical gift authorization on driver's license. (6/1/27) (EN +$200,000 SG EX See Note) Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 629 — MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates a license plate for the Krewe of Athena Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 90 — SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 2026 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Louisiana Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 801 — MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 353 — POSTSECONDARY ED: Authorizes each postsecondary system management board to digitize student IDs for use in LA Wallet. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC… Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 35 — NOTARIES: Urges and requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the use of remote online notarization for executing certain… Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 251 — HOMELAND SECURITY: Provides for critical infrastructure protection. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) Not voting Apr 29, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 891 — MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides for wildlife special prestige license plates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 37 — HEALTH CARE: Requests the surgeon general to develop a plan relative to informed consent. Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 433 — MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) Not voting Apr 29, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 7 — JUVENILES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Justice to issue a report on juveniles who are subject to electronic monitoring conditions Yea Apr 29, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 259 — DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Authorizes the creation of a civil protective order online application portal. (8/1/26) Not voting Apr 28, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 84 — COMMENDATIONS: Commends Barney Arceneaux on the occasion of his retirement Yea Apr 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SCR 42 — COMMENDATIONS: Commends Mike McConathy on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Not voting Apr 28, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (10 as lead sponsor)