Senator • Republican
Rick Ward
Louisiana • District SD-017

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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
36
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
Neutral
Voting Pattern
Nay: 22
Other: 134
Yea: 1001
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Sponsored Bills
LA SB3•Introduced
Provides for redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (Item #1) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB460•Passed
Provides relative to a statewide electric vehicle charging technology and equipment network. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB192•Passed
Provides for the Postsecondary Inclusive Education Fund for funding programs for students with intellectual disabilities. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB108•Passed
Provides relative to definition of utility terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. (gov sig)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB63•Passed
Provides for the duties of the Department of Children and Family Services regarding victims of child sex trafficking. (1/1/23) (EN +$1,943,975 GF EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB434•Passed
Provides relative to the reemployment of retirees to meet critical shortage needs. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE APV)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB388•Passed
Prohibits the sale of certain abortion-inducing drugs without a prescription and provides for criminal penalties. (8/1/22) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB154•Passed
Provides for health insurance coverage of genetic testing for critically ill infants with no diagnosis. (1/1/23)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB426•Passed
Provides for the Allen Toussaint Legacy Act. (8/1/22)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB266•Passed
Provides for utilization of certain monies in the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund for federal match. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT SD EX See Note)
Primary Sponsor
LA HB346•Passed
Provides for a program and a fund for the purpose of providing scholarships for students in approved teacher preparation programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA HB142•Passed
Provides for liability for publishers and distributors of material harmful to minors
Co-Sponsor
LA SB442•Passed
Provides relative to certain third-party sellers on the online marketplace. (1/1/23)
Primary Sponsor
LA HB864•Passed
Provides relative to the Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight
Co-Sponsor
LA SB261•Passed
Provides for public postsecondary education transfer pathways. (gov sig)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB159•Passed
Provides relative to insurance benefits for retirees of the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. (7/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Primary Sponsor
LA HB131•Passed
Provides relative to the salary schedules of teachers whose employment is interrupted by military service (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB335•Engrossed
Provides for a juvenile in a correctional facility to serve additional time when he commits an assault or battery on an employee of the facility or another juvenile in the facility or a simple or aggravated escape. (See Act) (RE1 DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB44•Passed
Provides for the Fairness in Womens Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer equal opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis. (8/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB381•Vetoed
Creates the "Louisiana Credit Access Loan Act". (gov sig)
Primary Sponsor
LA HB337•Passed
Establishes a special identification card designation for persons with autism spectrum disorder
Co-Sponsor
LA SB148•Passed
Provides for post-conviction relief for victims of human trafficking. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB98•Passed
Provides relative to the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA HB603•Passed
Creates military honor specialty license plates
Co-Sponsor
LA SB85•Passed
Creates an individual income tax refund checkoff donation for Maddie's Footprints. (8/1/22) (EN NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
Co-Sponsor
LA HB138•Passed
Designates Act No. 403 of the 2021 Regular Session as "The Zachary 'Zack' Joseph Cutrer Act"
Co-Sponsor
LA SB61•Passed
Creates "Mental Health" special prestige license plate. (8/1/22)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB462•Introduced
Authorizes public entities to enter into public-private partnerships. (gov sig)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB400•Engrossed
Provides for the administration of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services. (1/1/23)
Co-Sponsor
LA SB425•Introduced
Provides for reemployment of retirees to address certain critical teacher shortages. (2/3 - CA10s29(E)) (gov sig) (OR INCREASE APV)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB372•Introduced
Provides relative to liability of transportation network companies. (8/1/22)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB265•Introduced
Provides for the removal of notarization requirements on certain insurance documents. (8/1/22)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB109•Introduced
Provides for the Planned Community Act. (8/1/22)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB49•Introduced
Constitutional amendment to reallocate severance tax to parishes for Parish Transportation Funds. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR -$15,700,000 GF RV See Note)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB43•Introduced
Re-creates the Department of Public Service. (6/30/22)
Primary Sponsor
LA SB42•Introduced
Re-creates Department of Economic Development. (6/30/22)
Primary Sponsor
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