Barbara Freiberg
Badges Earned
Endorsements
Major Donors
Notable Efforts
- Voted against HB267 (2023 Regular Session) seeking a moratorium on Carbon Capture projects in Lake Maurepas.
- Voted AGAINST 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 AGAINST HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to parole
- Voted AGAINST 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
- Voted against HB866 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the refusal of certain medical services.
- Voted in favor HB743 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters.
- Voted against HB550 (2024 - Regular Session) to terminate approval of home study programs by the State Board. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), provides for the enrollment of students in home schools, and provides for one-time notification to BESE upon such enrollment.
- Voted against HB288 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the inclusion of immunization records on autopsy reports of infants.
- Vote to kill HB777 (2024) to keep funding advocacy for erotic children's books
- November 18, 2023 - Re-elected Representative for House District 70.
- 2023 - Received a 87% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life as a State Legislator.
- Voted AGAINST Raymond Crews’ HB81 requiring public school employees to use certain names and pronouns for students unless parents provide written permission to do otherwise. (May 8, 2023)
- Voted AGAINST the favorable reporting with amendments (House - Education Committee) of Raymond Crews HB81 requiring public school employees to use certain names and pronouns for students unless parents provide written permission to do otherwise. (April 26, 2023 - Page 2)
- Voted AGAINST the favorable reporting (House - Education Committee) of Valarie Hodges' HB68 authorizing an elective course on the history and literature of the Bible to be offered in public high schools. (April 25, 2023 - Page 2)
- Voted AGAINST HB321 (2023) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Pilot Program
- Voted AGAINST the favorable reporting (House - Education Committee) of Kathy Edmonston's HB182 (2023) to prohibit requiring a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment or attendance at a public or nonpublic school (applicable to licensed day care centers, K-12 schools, and colleges and universities) (May 2, 2023 - Page 3)
- Voted AGAINST the favorable reporting (House - Education Committee) of Dodie Horton's HB466 (2023) to provide relative to instruction on and discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity with certain public school students (April 26, 2023 - Page 3)
- Voted AGAINST HB466 (2023) to provide relative to instruction on and discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity with certain public school students
- Voted to favorably report (House – Education Committee) Heather Cloud’s SB7 seeking to prohibit erotic materials in the children’s section of public libraries. (Video 2:21:45) May 23, 2023
- Introduced HB288 (2023) to require auditees to report progress on recommendations following a performance audit and requires the legislative auditor to submit a report to the legislature on the progress and to notify each member of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council regarding significant issues
- Introduced HB338 (2023) to provide relative to the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission
- Introduced HB444 (2023) to provide relative to parole eligibility conditions for certain offenders
- Introduced HB471 (2023) to authorize pharmacy interns supervised by pharmacists and certified pharmacy technicians supervised by pharmacists to administer certain immunizations and vaccines; decreases the age threshold above which a person may receive an immunization or vaccine, other than one for influenza, from a licensee of the La. Board of Pharmacy
- Introduced HB620 (2023) to levy a tax on retail sales of cannabis and dedicates portions of the avails of the tax to the state general fund, the La. Early Childhood Education Fund, and the Justice System Funding Program created by proposed law
- Introduced HB639 (2023) to repeal the individual income tax deduction for net capital gains for resident and nonresident taxpayers
- Introduced HR100 (2023) to request the legislative auditor to conduct an appropriate audit or evaluation of assistance programs in this state to identify areas for improved coordination. Requests the auditor to complete the audit or evaluation by March 1, 2024
- Introduced HR190 (2023) to request that the state Dept. of Education, in consultation with the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education, study all pathways for a graduate of a postsecondary education institution to enter into the teaching profession and to make recommendations for removing barriers to certification and promoting consistency in certification and permit requirements
- Introduced HSR1 (2023) to request the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to study the prevalence of remote work among state employees and to investigate the impact of such work on the economy and to report its findings to the House of Representatives prior to the end of the committee's present term on January 8, 2024
- Introduced HB156 (2022) to require anyone granted teaching certification prior to June 1, 2023, to obtain a criminal history record check
- Introduced HB452 (2022) to create and provide for a program to provide state funding for the education of certain students who have been victims of bullying and are not enrolled in public school
- Introduced HB714 (2022) to prohibit a manufacturer from selling certain animal-tested cosmetics in this state
- Introduced HB888 (2022) to require the Board of Regents to establish a "Hunger-Free Campus" designation program and related grant program for postsecondary education institutions
- Introduced HB908 (2022) to relative to pre-parole reports, requires the release of information to a requesting offender prior to his pardon or parole hearing
- Introduced HB1031 (2022) to levy a road usage fee for electric and hybrid vehicles and dedicates the fees to certain Highway Priority Program projects
- Supports School Choice
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