Rick Edmonds
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Rick Edmonds's Notable Efforts
- Voted against HB267 (2023 Regular Session) seeking a moratorium on Carbon Capture projects in Lake Maurepas.
- Voted in favor of SB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) "Constitutional Carry" to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit
- Voted in favor of SB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun
- Voted in favor of HB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program
- Voted in favor of HB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide for immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances for peace officers and public entities that employ or appoint peace officers
- Voted in favor of HB4 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to changes for post conviction relief procedures
- Voted in favor of HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to parole
- Voted in favor of HB10 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to diminution of sentence.
- Voted in favor of HB23 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide with respect to procedures for challenging the constitutionality of a statute or law
- October 14, 2023 - Elected to the Louisiana Senate (District 6) receiving 62% of the vote to defeat Barry Ivey.
- 2023 - Received a 100% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life. Rep. Edmonds has led multiple pieces of pro-life and pro-adoption legislation at the Capitol, serving as a leader for the pro-life effort at the Capitol.
- Introduced HB409 (2023) to authorize parishes and municipalities to create certain districts for the purpose of managing stormwater utility systems
- Introduced HB442 (2023) to provide relative to the funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers in the state and requires the La. Commission of Law Enforcement to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to provide for the standards of bulletproof vests
- Introduced HB462 (2023) to require each public school governing authority to post on its website certain fiscal information and requires the treasurer to post the information on the website of the Dept. of the Treasury
- Introduced HB484 (2023) to provide relative to suspension of a driver's license and eligibility for a hardship license for the offense of operating a vehicle while intoxicated
- Introduced HB507 (2023) to revise billing methods for publication of public notices and provide for a transitional period between the two different methods
- Introduced HB650 (2023) to require official journals of parishes, municipalities, and school boards to have websites and to place official proceedings and public notices on their websites and provides relative to costs and billing for publication
- Introduced HB80 (2022) to restrict spending of state general fund revenue-direct to 98% of the official forecast
- Introduced HB526 (2022) requiring school boards to post certain fiscal information on their websites
- Introduced HB559 (2022) to provide for curing absentee by mail ballot deficiencies
- Introduced HB568 (2022) expanding the crime of adoption deception
- Introduced HB671 (2022) to provide for review of test vote report by the parish board of election supervisors
- Introduced HB924 (2022) to provide relative to election tabulation audits of voter-verified paper records
- Introduced HB993 (2022) to provide a right of conscience protection for marriage and family therapists
- Introduced HB1074 (2022) to require adoption of rules regarding curing and rejection of absentee by mail ballots
- Introduced HCR32 (2022) requesting that the secretary of state produce an annual report of all voting complaints
- Introduced HR248 (2022) requesting the legislative auditor to conduct an efficiency audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs
- Supports School Choice
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