Tammy Phelps
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Position: Legislature
District: House District 03
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Moon Griffon Nickname:
Parishes: Caddo
Seat mate: Edmond Jordan
Phone: 318-862-3080 call
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: PhelpsRep3
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Party: Democrat
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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 AGAINST SB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun
- Voted AGAINST HB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program
- Voted AGAINST 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 AGAINST 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 AGAINST 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.
- 2023 - Received a 21% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life as a State Legislator.
- 2023 - Phelps changed her earlier vote and voted NO to override Gov. Edwards’ veto of HB658 by Raymond Crews seeking to improve healthcare pricing transparency. The override was defeated largely due to Phelps changed vote and the absence of Paula Davis and Joseph Stagni.
- 2023 - Phelps changed her earlier vote and voted NO to override Gov. Edwards’ veto of HB415 by Beryl Amedee to block central bank digital currency. The override was defeated largely due to Phelps changed vote and the absence of Paula Davis and Joseph Stagni.
- 07/13/2023 - Declared that the veto override session required by Article 3, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution was unnecessary.
- Voted against the favorable reporting (House – Education Committee) of 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 HB316 (2023) to provide that the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May annually shall be known as La. High School Seniors Voter Registration Day
- Introduced HB334 (2023) to allow certain financial institutions to secure certain investments and loans with private insurance
- Introduced HB367 (2023) to provide for children's transition from receiving services through EarlySteps to receiving services from local education agencies
- Introduced HB555 (2023) to establish the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles Amnesty Act of 2023
- Introduced HB568 (2023) to change the number of days that trigger the imposition of sanctions for lapse of required vehicle liability security
- Voted against SB44 (2022) the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act", to require an athletic team or sporting event sponsored by an elementary, secondary, or postsecondary educational institution to be designated, based upon the biological sex of team members
- Introduced HB246 (2022) to change the number of days that trigger the imposition of sanctions for lapse of required vehicle liability security
- Introduced HB433 (2022) to provide for review hearings during the duration of commitment for a felony- grade adjudication of a child
- Introduced HB434 (2022) to prohibit deferred dispositional agreements from being available for juveniles convicted of distribution of controlled substances or crimes of violence
- Introduced HB472 (2022) to establish a minimum direct wage of $4.26 per hour for tipped employees
- Introduced HB667 (2022) to prohibit intentional discrimination in education and employment with respect to natural hairstyles
- Introduced HB668 (2022) to provide that teachers may appeal denied applications for sabbatical leave
- Introduced HB781 (2022) to require principals to provide an annual opportunity for high school seniors to register to vote
- Introduced HB782 (2022) to subject a superintendent's appointment of a principal to the approval of the school board
- Introduced HB904 (2022) to expand the definition of the crime of malfeasance in office to include sexual conduct with a person who is detained or arrested
- Introduced HB949 (2022) to remove the requirement that the handgun be possessed on the offender's person in order for the crime of illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile to apply, creates the crime of possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a juvenile on probation or parole, and provides elements and criminal penalties for the offense
- Introduced HB968 (2022) to require the La. Department of Health to establish and maintain a sickle cell disease registry to be known as the "Skylar-Cooper Database"which shall function as a repository of accurate, complete records to aid in the cure and treatment of sickle cell disease
- Introduced HB972 (2022) to establish an amnesty program for fines, fees, and assessments imposed by state agencies
- Introduced HB1007 (2022) to prohibit eviction of the tax debtor residing in the tax sale property, prohibits the charging of rental or lease payments, prohibits construction or improvements to the tax sale property, and provides exceptions to the prohibition
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