Louisiana

Louisiana: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

77 bills: 41 Anti-LGBTQ+, 36 Pro-LGBTQ+. 12 are enacted (12 Anti-LGBTQ+, 0 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed642836
Enacted12120
Vetoed110

Most recent bills

All 77 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Louisiana: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Louisiana, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02462004: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2005: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2006: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2008: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2009: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+2024: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Louisiana, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0246200620102014201820222026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Louisiana by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.01232006: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2010: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2022: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2024: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+2026: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Louisiana by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2004 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0123200620102014201820222026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026651330
2025642000
2024651330
2023440110
2022642220
2021541000
2020422000
2019101000
2018202000
2017101000
2016532000
2015321000
2014615000
2012101000
2011303000
2010523110
2009101000
2008202000
2006321220
2005202000
2004532000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents660
Bathrooms & facilities440
Sports participation770
Youth gender-affirming care660
Insurance coverage505
Prisons, jails & detention110
Schools & curriculum1138
DEI & bias training220
Book bans & censorship110
Pronouns, names & outing431
Marriage, family & custody1495
Nondiscrimination protections34232
Hate crimes505
Religious exemptions550
Symbolic resolutions & recognition10100
Government process, funding & data330

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Employment Nondiscrimination22022
Housing Nondiscrimination10010
Sports Ban: Colleges770
Sports Ban: K12770
Education Nondiscrimination606
End Legal Recognition660
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors660
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination606
Credit Nondiscrimination505
Hate Crime Classification505
Insurance Nondiscrimination505
Sports Ban: SWSA550
Show the other 48 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage440
Broad Nondiscrimination404
Adoption Nondiscrimination303
Healthcare Nondiscrimination303
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12330
Anti-Bullying202
Anti-Harassment202
DEI Ban: Government220
Don't Say Gay: K12220
Don't Say Trans: K12220
End Legal Recognition: DSA220
Forced Outing: Schools220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: SAFE Act220
Misgendering: Forced220
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban: K12220
Pathologization220
Public Investment Restriction: Social Credit Score220
Religious Exemptions: Misgendering220
Same-Sex Marriage Ban220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges220
Abuse Survivors Protections101
Adoption Ban110
Censorship: Book Ban110
Child Custody Protections101
Civil Unions Ban110
DEI Ban: Colleges110
Discrimination in Employment110
Domestic Partner Discrimination110
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination101
Don't Say Gay: Elementary110
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Colleges110
Don't Say Trans: Elementary110
End Legal Recognition: SWWA110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA110
Inclusive Language101
Licensure Nondiscrimination101
Misgendering110
Misgendering: Permitted110
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban110
Prison Placement Ban110
Public Investment Restriction: ESG Funds Ban110
Religious Exemptions: MRFA110
Religious Exemptions: Marriage110
Religious Exemptions: Medical110
Religious Exemptions: RFRA110
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment110
Trans Bathroom Ban110
Trans Segregation Bill: Shelters110

Hearings

Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.

Hearings, newest first
DateChamberCommittee
HouseED on

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Beryl AmedeeRRepresentativeHD-05112
Gabe FirmentRRepresentativeHD-02211
Raymond CrewsRRepresentativeHD-00811
Dodie HortonRRepresentativeHD-0099
Kathy EdmonstonRRepresentativeHD-0889
Raymond GarofaloRRepresentativeHD-1038
Danny McCormickRRepresentativeHD-0017
Mike JohnsonRRepresentativeHD-0277
Rodney SchamerhornRRepresentativeHD-0247
Charles OwenRRepresentativeHD-0306

All 228 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case nf0dac2279fW.D. La.District2025
Case na2ed22079319th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge ParishState2024
Case n2000d628d1W.D. La.District2024
Case c4510582E.D. La.District2017

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.