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Rhonda Butler
LA House District 38
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 29Agriculture 14Criminal Justice & Policing 14Environment & Energy 12Healthcare 12Social Services & Welfare 11Transportation & Infrastructure 10Labor & Employment 9Civil Rights & Liberties 6Education 6Immigration 6Other 4Veterans Affairs 3Defense & Military 1Economy & Taxes 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Housing 1Technology & Privacy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA House District 38 current
Louisiana |
Republican | Jan 13, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,624 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 399 — COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Creates the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council. (1/1/27) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 42 — CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse materials. (8/1/26) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 351 — EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to children and family assistance programs. (8/1/26) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 975 — SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Public Service | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 43 — HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 221 — HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to ambulance providers. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 23 — SANITARY CODE: Provides for an additional exemption to the definition of food service establishment. (8/1/26) (EN -$6,425 SG RV See Note) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 660 — DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides for an increase in the dollar amount in warrants to provide for the salaries of assistant district… | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 816 — MILITARY AFFAIRS: Prohibits foreign adversaries from acquiring or owning property near military installations (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 110 — CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits using a child's image to train artificial intelligence to produce child sexual abuse materials. (8/1/26) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 442 — TAX/LOCAL: Provides for a local sales and use tax exemption in Calcasieu Parish for the furnishing of repairs to certain aircraft. (7/1/26)… | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1252 — COURTS: Provides relative to the city court system in Avoyelles Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 29 — PUBLIC HEALTH: Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 455 — EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Provides relative to the definition of "first responder" | Yea | May 7, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 70 — ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 as the "Officer Marc Brock Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 122 — TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT: Provides for bridge maintenance by the Department of Transportation and Development. (8/1/26) | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 101 — ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 384 as "Daniel Edward Didelot Memorial Highway" and a portion of Louisiana… | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 418 — ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 174 in Sabine Parish as the "Dick and Jacque Shuford Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 460 — ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 526 as the "Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 24 — ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates Interstate 49 as "Senator J. Bennett Johnston Jr. Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$4,500 SG EX See Note) | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 305 — COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Requires the Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, and other state agencies to develop a publicly available statewide… | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 173 — CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides for the garnishment process for banks. (8/1/26) | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 441 — STUDENTS: Provides relative to programs for prekindergarten-aged children. (gov sig) (EN -$6,530 GF RV See Note) | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 180 — TAX EXEMPTIONS: Authorizes the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran with a service connected disability who receives an expanded property… | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 104 — ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26)… | Yea | May 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (24 as lead sponsor)
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HB 40
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RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Provides relative to the payment of unfunded accrued liability by employers of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (OR…
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HCR 79
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WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take such actions as are necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in…
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HR 188
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HUNTING: Memorializes Congress to oppose any provision in the federal Farm Bill that may negatively impact the use of hunting dogs
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HCR 77
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CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of…
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HR 277
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COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jeffery Craig Whittington for his outstanding coaching career
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HB 370
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AGRICULTURE/GRAIN: Provides for the assessment rate on agricultural commodities for the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund (EN +$626,130 SD RV See Note)
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HB 367
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PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides for the enforcement procedures of the Structural Pest Control Commission
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HB 1253
LA · —
HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to provide for documentation, notification, and communication in the handling and disposition of human…
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HB 454
LA · —
HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act which provides for the chain of custody for human remains and internal organs (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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HCR 73
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CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to include expanding H-2B worker visas in its appropriations bill or other appropriate legislative instrument…
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