Senator • Republican

Rick Edmonds

Louisiana • District SD-006

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Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

67% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 229

Other: 119

Yea: 2437

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Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for the demolition or removal of dilapidated and dangerous buildings or structures by the governing authority of a parish or municipality. (8/1/25)

Creates and provides for the St. George Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. (See Act)

Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (OR +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Excludes certain amounts deposited into ABLE accounts for qualified expenses of persons with disabilities from state income tax. (8/1/25) (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Provides for membership of the Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District. (8/1/25)

Provides relative to the administration of the Louisiana Charter School Start-Up Loan Fund and expands the authorized uses of the fund. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

Constitutional amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted to parishes to operate a school system. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note)

Provides for changes to the School Readiness Tax Credit. (1/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Provides for the composition of the board of commissioners of the St. George Fire Protection District. (8/1/25)

Provides betting or wagering on elections. (8/1/25)

Provides for academic transparency and parental access to digital instructional materials and other educational materials in a manner that is free-of-charge. (8/1/25) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Limits the amount of money that may be appropriated in a fiscal year (Item #14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (Item #2) (EN GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the use of certain names and pronouns for students

Requires the display of the Ten Commandments in schools

Prohibits social media companies from collecting data to use for targeted advertising to minors

Provides relative to the Delta Agriculture Research and Sustainability District

Creates the Women's Safety and Protection Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Creates the "LSU Baseball National Champions" specialty license plate

Provides relative to direct action against an insurer

Designates a portion of Highway 175 in Mansfield, Louisiana, in DeSoto Parish as the "Jerius Marshall Highway" and a portion of Highway 133 in Start, Louisiana, in Richland Parish as the "Luke Letlow Memorial Highway"

Creates the Grambling State University World Famed Tiger Marching Band specialty license plate

Establishes a refundable individual income tax credit for certain adoptions (EN -$1,300,000 GF RV See Note)

Provides relative to pregnancy-related medical expense obligations

Provides for a prohibition against foreign adversary purchasing, leasing, or acquiring land (EN GF EX See Note)

Establishes the Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program to provide financial assistance to local governments and political subdivisions for certain capital infrastructure projects (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Prohibits promotion to the fourth grade of certain students whose reading deficiencies have not been remedied by the end of the third grade (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides for civil liability for actions related to fentanyl

Provides relative to suspension of a driver's license and eligibility for a hardship license for certain offenses of operating a vehicle while intoxicated

Provides for a premium discount for certain military personnel (EN -$6,500,000 GF RV See Note)

Provides relative to penalties for distribution or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl or carfentanil (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to electronic monitoring (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requires public school governing authorities to post certain fiscal information on their websites (EN +$232,710 GF EX See Note)

Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for a Commemorative Certificate of Miscarried Child (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Requires foundational numeracy skills standards as a component of teacher education programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

(Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits the use of monies from a foreign government or nongovernmental source to fund elections

Increases the amount of supplemental pay for eligible law enforcement and fire service employees. (7/1/23) (EN +$23,553,120 GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to stormwater utility systems

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