Bryan Fontenot
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Position: Legislature
District: House District 55
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Parishes: Lafourche
Seat mate: Dewith Carrier
Phone: 985-447-0999 call
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: geauxfontenot
Twitter: @geauxfontenot
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Party: Republican
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Bryan Fontenot'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 HB9 (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 in favor HB866 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the refusal of certain medical services.
- Voted against 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 in favor of HB288 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the inclusion of immunization records on autopsy reports of infants.
- Voted against killing HB777 (2024) to keep funding advocacy for erotic children's books
- 2023 - Received a 100% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life as a State Legislator and answered the Louisiana Right to Life Questionnaire 100% Pro-Life.
- 2023 - Was one of five Republicans who changed their earlier vote and voted NO to override Gov. Edwards’ veto of HB81 by Raymond Crews seeking to prevent teachers from secretly changing the pronouns of students.
- Introduced HB95 (2023) to authorize certain law enforcement officers employed by Nicholls State University at Thibodaux to receive state supplemental pay at the rate of $500 per month
- Introduced HB265 (2023) to provide for an additional exception that permits a law enforcement officer or agency to publish, release, or disseminate a booking photograph
- Introduced HB362 (2023) to provide relative to the qualifications of an elected or appointed police chief prior to reelection or reappointment
- Introduced HB391 (2023) to authorize individual income tax deductions for homeowner's insurance premiums, condominium owner's insurance premiums, and renter's insurance premiums for insurance on taxpayers' primary residences
- Introduced HB464 (2023) to provide relative to the penalties for the crime of possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a felon
- Introduced HB413 (2022) to require communication issued to students or parents about a COVID-19 vaccine requirement or certain other vaccine requirements to include information about the authorized exemption from these requirement
- Introduced HB492 (2022) to provide that a written summons shall not be issued in the following additional conditions are met: (1) The officer has reasonable grounds to believe a person committed a misdemeanor offense and a felony offense. (2) The officer stops a person for a misdemeanor offense and ascertains that the person has an outstanding warrant for a felony offense
- Introduced HB623 (2022) to provide relative to notification given by hospitals to law enforcement agencies is to include bail enforcement officers
- Introduced HB734 (2022) to create a new sentencing provision for crimes of violence committed in cultural, historical, or downtown development districts
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