For additional roll call votes on Louisiana HB708 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-01 - Sent to the Governor for executive approval. [HB708 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Vote: Senate Vote on HB 708 FINAL PASSAGE (#1144)

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	27	1	26
Nay	8	8	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	4	2	2
TOTAL	39	11	28

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Abraham, Mark [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Allain III, Robert [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Barrow, Regina Ashford [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Barthelemy II, Sidney [D]					State Profile	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Bass, Adam [R]					N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Boudreaux, Gerald [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Carter Jr., Gary "Jeff" M. [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Cathey Jr., Stewart A. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Cloud, Heather [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Connick, Patrick [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Duplessis, Royce [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Edmonds, Rick [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Fesi, Michael "Big Mike" A. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Foil, Franklin J. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Harris, Jimmy [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Henry Jr., Cameron [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Hensgens, Bob [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Hodges, Valarie H. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Jackson-Andrews, Katrina R. [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Jenkins Jr., Samuel "Sam" L. [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Kleinpeter, Caleb Seth [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Lambert, Eddie J. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Luneau, W. Jay "Jay" [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. McMath, Patrick M. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Miguez, Blake [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Miller, Gregory A. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Mizell, Beth [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Morris III, John "Jay" C. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Myers, Brach [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Owen, Robert "Bob" [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Pressly, Thomas [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Price, Edward "Ed" J. [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Reese, Mike [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Seabaugh, Alan T. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Selders, Larry [D]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Stine, Jeremy [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Talbot, Kirk [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Wheat Jr., William "Bill" [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Womack, Glen D. [R]					State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart