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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 273: STATE SYMBOL: Establishes the official state children's Christmas book

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 273 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: STATE SYMBOL: Establishes the official state children's Christmas book. Primary sponsor: Annie Spell (Republican). It lists 35 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 8, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 172.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 25

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Annie SpellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beau BeaullieuCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Jacob BraudCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Phillip DeVillierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Julie EmersonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Troy HebertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
John IllgCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Tim KernerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Jeremy LaCombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Mandie LandryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Dixon McMakinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Joe OrgeronCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Neil RiserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Joe StagniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 172.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2025.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source