Joshua Carlson
Republican · Representative · District 43
- 2,611
- Votes cast
- 93%
- Voted yes
- 14%
- Missed or skipped
- 30
- Bills written
How they voted
- AbsentTECHNOLOGY: Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation.SCR68 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesSEAFOOD: Memorializes the federal government to address unsafe imported seafoodHR292 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- AbsentPORTS/NEW ORLEANS: Urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to secure additional backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue BridgeHCR32 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesENERGY: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to review policies and practices related to the redaction of proposed well site locationsHR289 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesPUBLIC WORKS: Creates the Task Force on Construction Management at Risk (CMaR).SCR64 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- AbsentROADS/HIGHWAYS: Urges DOTD to evaluate all school zones on state highways.SCR62 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesNATURAL RESOURCES DEPT: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the implementation of gravel surface mining reclamation and conservationHR314 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- NoPROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Creates the Expropriation and Acquisition for Strategic Transformation Task Force (E.A.S.T.) to study the feasibility of expropriating and redeveloping certain vacant and blighted properties in New Orleans EastHR307 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesCOURTS: Provides relative to the city court system in Avoyelles Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)HB1252 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesLEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Establishes the Energy Caucus in the Louisiana House of RepresentativesHR295 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesENERGY: Creates the Task Force on Advanced Drilling to study the impacts of carbon storage on mineral rights and oil and gas operationsHR276 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- YesMUSEUMS: Directs the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in consultation with the Louisiana State Museum Board and the National WWII Museum, to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers.SCR75 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- AbsentCONGRESS: Memorializes Congress and the administration of United States President Donald Trump to pass the Major Richard Star Act.SCR70 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- AbsentBEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana commercial health insurance payors to increase reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers operating under a crisis receiving center license.SCR61 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
- AbsentCONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to act to lower the insurance rates based on fifty percent completion of the Comite Diversion Canal Project.SCR59 · Jun 1, 2026 · Passed
Bills they wrote
- LIABILITY/CIVIL: Adds armed security officers as authorized persons subject to a limitation of liability under certain circumstancesHB71 · Jun 2, 2026
- MUNICIPAL: Requires certain training for certain local officials (EN NO IMPACT See Note)HB431 · Jun 1, 2026
- CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the reassignment of a defendant's case when the right to a jury trial has been waivedHB310 · May 29, 2026
- INSURANCE: Requests the Department of Insurance to study the impact on automobile insurance rates when bodily injury claimants submit medical treatment claims for accident-related injuries to out-of-network providers rather than in-network providersHR260 · May 27, 2026
- BUDGETARY CONTROLS: Directs the Board of Regents and certain Boards of Supervisors of public postsecondary education institutions to conduct a fiscal review of all state and federal funds expended in furtherance of certain executive budget objectives and to transmit their findings to the legislative auditor for consolidation into a written report to the legislature (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)HR264 · May 13, 2026
- LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a comprehensive fiscal audit of all state and federal funds expended by the Board of Regents and certain boards of supervisors, colleges, and universities under its jurisdiction relative to certain executive budget metrics (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)HR80 · May 11, 2026
- ASSESSORS: Increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and provides for educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)HB553 · May 11, 2026
- EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS: Provides relative to employment certificates for minors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)HB232 · May 11, 2026
- COMMENDATIONS: Commends Pamela Granger and McBade Engineering for ten years of business in Youngsville and the Lafayette areaHR230 · May 7, 2026
- SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month in LouisianaHR177 · Apr 22, 2026
- CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides relative to protections for minors regarding use of chatbotsHB1188 · Apr 1, 2026
- HEALTH: Creates the Louisiana Board of Naturopathic MedicineHB1093 · Apr 1, 2026
Votes and bills: official Louisiana legislature records via the Delilah API.