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- 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 against 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 against HB288 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the inclusion of immunization records on autopsy reports of infants.
- Introduced HB28 (2024) seeking a constitutional amendment to provide for eight associate supreme court justices and requires the concurrence of five justices to render judgment.
- Introduced HB27 (2024) to provide for service of process by commercial courier for medical records.
- Introduced HB24 (2024) to eliminate the presumption of causation established by lack of prior history of an injury.
- Introduced HB23 (2024) to provide that a sale of an immovable pursuant to a tax or sheriff's sale shall not free the immovable of any building restriction.
- Introduced HB21 (2024) to provide relative to service of process by commercial courier for absent persons.
- Introduced HB08 (2024) to prohibit a student who has not passed end-of-course LEAP tests from becoming eligible for high school graduation through an appeals process involving the submission of a portfolio.
- October 14, 2023 - Elected Representative for House District 06.
- Supports School Choice
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