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Louisiana · Current officeholder

Ken Brass

Democratic Louisiana House, District 58

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Sponsored legislation

122 bills in the current data (29 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
SB 43HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 23, 2026
SB 268LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 23, 2026
SB 237CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 23, 2026
HB 812ASSESSORS: Authorizes limited increases in annual compensation for assessors in each parish (EN +$847,031 LF EX See Note)Primary sponsorEnactedJune 23, 2026
HB 782FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)Primary sponsorEnactedJune 23, 2026
HB 950CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for consumer protection for the elderly (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorVetoedJune 12, 2026
HB 1194AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Provides with respect to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)Co-sponsorVetoedJune 12, 2026
HB 401BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the elevated portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Lance Corporal Justin D. McLeese Memorial Bridge"Co-sponsorEnactedJune 9, 2026
HB 807FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program to enhance workforce training programs to meet employer demand in certain industry sectors (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)Primary sponsorEnactedJune 8, 2026
HB 590TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS: Provides with respect to training law enforcement officers regarding certain traffic stopsCo-sponsorEnactedJune 8, 2026
HB 579CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to the rights of survivors of sexual assaultCo-sponsorEnactedJune 8, 2026
HB 325TOPS: Provides relative to TOPS-Tech (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Primary sponsorEnactedJune 8, 2026
HB 1247CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Creates a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner CoordinatorCo-sponsorEnactedJune 3, 2026
HB 1235INSURANCE/HEALTH: Modifies provisions of law regarding health insurance coverage of prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and services (EN INCREASE EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 3, 2026
SB 228LOCAL FINANCE: Constitutional amendment to allow for the use of public funds to replace drinking water utility service lines located on private property. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
SB 157SCHOOLS: Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
SB 125CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorVetoedJune 2, 2026
HCR 67HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and report on gaps in acute healthcare access for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJune 2, 2026
HB 833PRIVACY: Creates the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task ForceCo-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
HB 726BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Increases fines for abandoning vesselsCo-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
HB 584CHILDREN/FOSTER CARE: Provides relative to children in foster care (EN +$11,125 EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
HB 476SCHOOLS: Requires each public secondary school to display flyers about the Safe Haven Law in restrooms (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
HB 321HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Provides relative to victims of human trafficking and prostitution offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
HB 218SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
HB 205ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS: Provides for compensation for election commissioners (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 2, 2026
SCR 87CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the passing of Walter "Wally" Taillon, "Mr. Jambalaya", a beloved community leader, master cook, mentor, and longtime champion of the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 1, 2026
SCR 80SCHOOLS: Creates and provides for a task force to study the minimum foundation program formula and recommend permanent, predictable funding for pay raises for teachers and support staff.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 1, 2026
HB 722MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Provides with respect to the automatic reinstatement of a driver's licenseCo-sponsorEnactedJune 1, 2026
HB 649HIGHER EDUCATION: Requires the establishment and administration of a statewide application process for dual enrollment programsPrimary sponsorEnactedMay 29, 2026
HB 392SCHOOLS: Provides relative to requirements for posting suicide hotline information on school websites and student ID cardsCo-sponsorEnactedMay 29, 2026
HB 354BRIDGES/FERRIES: Redesignates the Magnolia Bridge as the "Caleb Easterling Memorial Bridge"Co-sponsorEnactedMay 29, 2026
SCR 74CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the passing of former Senator Louis J. Lambert Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 28, 2026
HCR 72HEALTH SERVICES: Memorialize the United States Congress to research treatment methods for Acute Myeloid LeukemiaCo-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 28, 2026
HB 712MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides relative to fee waivers by the office of motor vehicles for driver's licenses and state identification cards (RE1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 28, 2026
HB 1242EARLY CHILDHOOD: Provides relative to licenses of Type III early learning centersCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 28, 2026
SB 404HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to eye care providers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 22, 2026
SB 34PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT: Provides relative to alerts for missing persons. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 22, 2026
SB 32HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT: Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 22, 2026
HB 657HIGHWAYS: Designates certain portions of Louisiana highwaysCo-sponsorEnactedMay 22, 2026
HB 636COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides relative to hazing at public postsecondary education institutions (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 22, 2026
HB 33RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND: Provides relative to participation in the Back-Deferred Retirement Option Program in the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN INCREASE FC SG EX)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 22, 2026
HB 168CORRECTIONS: Creates a transitional reentry program for female parolees (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 22, 2026
HR 270SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 13, 2026, as Alpha Phi Alpha, Incorporated, Day at the state capitolCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 21, 2026
HR 259CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the tragic loss of eight children in Shreveport, LouisianaCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 21, 2026
HR 258CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the tragic loss of eight children in Shreveport, LouisianaCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 21, 2026
HR 257CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the tragic loss of eight children in Shreveport, LouisianaCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 21, 2026
HR 247COMMENDATIONS: Commends Laura Lewis on the occasion of her one hundred fourth birthdayPrimary sponsorIntroducedMay 21, 2026
HR 224COMMENDATIONS: Commends Paul Hollis, director of the United States Mint, on the occasion of his return visit to the La. House of RepresentativesCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 21, 2026
HCR 84COMMENDATIONS: Commends Barney Arceneaux on the occasion of his retirementCo-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 21, 2026
HB 521TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a taxing authority to levy a millage at a rate lower than the maximum authorized rate under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 21, 2026
HB 660DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides for an increase in the dollar amount in warrants to provide for the salaries of assistant district attorneys (RE +$7,572,420 GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 20, 2026
HR 285LOCAL OFFICIALS: Requests the legislative auditor to conduct a study of compensation authorized for parish assessors and clerks of courtPrimary sponsorIn committeeMay 18, 2026
HB 360HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 41 as the "Sgt. Michael J. Guillory Memorial Highway"Co-sponsorEnactedMay 15, 2026
HB 268STUDENTS: Provides relative to career-related activities for public school students (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 15, 2026
HB 102CRIME: Creates the crime of second degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 15, 2026
SB 104ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$3,000 SG EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 14, 2026
HB 758ENVIRONMENT/QUALITY: Provides with respect to the Department of Environmental Quality fees (EN +$12,383,369 SG RV See Note)Primary sponsorEnactedMay 11, 2026
HB 629MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates a license plate for the Krewe of AthenaCo-sponsorEnactedMay 11, 2026
HB 35RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND: Provides relative to employer contribution for the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN NO IMPACT APV)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 11, 2026
HB 34RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND: Provides relative to retirement eligibility in the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN NO IMPACT APV)Co-sponsorEnactedMay 11, 2026
HB 111CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Provides relative to diminution of sentence for the earning of an associate's degree (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)Co-sponsorEnactedApril 30, 2026
HCR 55COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Lutcher High School girls and boys power lifting teams for winning the Louisiana High School Powerlifting Association 2026 Division II state championshipsPrimary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 24, 2026
HR 162SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 2026 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Louisiana and commends American Bikers Active Towards Education of Louisiana, Inc., and New Orleans StreetHogs Motorcycle ClubPrimary sponsorIntroducedApril 22, 2026
HB 648PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides relative to attendance at meetings of public bodiesPrimary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 14, 2026
HR 104SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 13, 2026, as My Sister's Keeper Day at the state capitolPrimary sponsorIntroducedApril 10, 2026
HCR 51LOCAL OFFICIALS: Requests the legislative auditor to conduct a study of compensation authorized for parish assessors and clerks of court (OR NO IMPACT See Note)Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
HB 1152ENERGY: Provides relative to the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
SCR 10CONDOLENCES: To celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Norman C. Francis.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 30, 2026
HB 182NURSES: Provides relative to victims of sexual assault (EG +$4,000,000 LF See Note)Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 25, 2026
HR 6CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of long-time Capitol Security Specialist Leroy CavalierCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 12, 2026
HR 5CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Derek ScottCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 12, 2026
HR 4CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of the Honorable Joe R. Salter, former Speaker of the HouseCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 12, 2026
HB 651TAX/TAX REBATES: Establishes the Instructor Share Rebate Program for an employer who allows employees to teach in the La. Community and Technical College System (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
HB 650TAX/TAX REBATES: Authorizes a rebate for inventory taxes paid (OR DECREASE SD RV See Note)Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
HR 1SNAP/FOOD STAMPS: Urges the Congress of the United States to enact legislation authorizing reimbursement to states using non-federal funds to continue SNAP benefitsCo-sponsorIntroducedOctober 30, 2025
HCR 3SNAP/FOOD STAMPS: Urges and requests the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health to fund SNAP benefits under certain circumstancesCo-sponsorPassed one chamberOctober 30, 2025
HB 486HEALTH: Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJuly 1, 2025
HB 570COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to minors' use of applications (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 30, 2025
HB 356INSURANCE/PROPERTY: Creates the Stated Value Homeowner's Policy ActCo-sponsorEnactedJune 30, 2025
SB 207SECONDARY EDUCATION: Requires all public high school students to have access to available vocational and technical courses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 479CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 466TEACHERS/SALARY: Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HB 126COUNCILS ON AGING: Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the minimum aggregate total that is to be appropriated annually to the office of elderly affairs for such allocations (EN +$3,524,736 GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 20, 2025
HR 374HEALTH: Creates the Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Task Force to study the effects and impacts of nicotine use by persons under twenty-one years of agePrimary sponsorIntroducedJune 13, 2025
HR 369CONGRESS: Memorialize Congress to avoid reductions in Medicaid funding that would adversely affect Louisiana's hospitals and communities they serveCo-sponsorIntroducedJune 13, 2025
HR 361SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes the Donaldsonville Juneteenth Celebration and commends the oldest African American businesses of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, for their contributions to the prosperity of the cityPrimary sponsorIntroducedJune 13, 2025
HCR 44HEALTH/CANCER: Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screeningCo-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 13, 2025
SCR 9CHILDREN: Creates a task force to study and report on strategies to increase engagement of fathers in the lives of their children.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 12, 2025
HR 291INSURANCE: Memorializes the United States Congress to end Risk Rating 2.0 and to take certain other necessary actions to alleviate the financial burden of flood insuranceCo-sponsorIntroducedJune 11, 2025
HCR 32COURTS: Continues and reestablishes the Judicial Security Task Force as established by House Concurrent Resolution No. 40 of the 2024 Regular SessionCo-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 11, 2025
HB 268CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Amends terminology regarding pornography involving juvenilesCo-sponsorEnactedJune 11, 2025
HB 209PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to the financing structure for public works projects in Ascension ParishPrimary sponsorEnactedJune 11, 2025
HB 454MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 10, 2025
HB 357INSURANCE/HEALTH: Requires health insurance coverage for integrative cancer treatments (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 10, 2025
HB 381CAPITAL OUTLAY: Increases the population limitation of municipalities for purposes of eligibility for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for capital outlay projects (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)Primary sponsorEnactedJune 8, 2025
HB 202HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides for a privacy waiver relative to certain mental health information of postsecondary education studentsCo-sponsorEnactedJune 8, 2025
HCR 37HIGHER EDUCATION: Establishes the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task ForceCo-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 5, 2025
SB 72BONDS: Provides relative to the issuance of bonds for financing certain capital improvement projects within the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. (2/3-CA7s6(A))(7/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 4, 2025
SB 190ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 4, 2025
HR 236CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Phil Alexander RobertsonCo-sponsorIntroducedJune 4, 2025
HB 71BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Task ForcePrimary sponsorEnactedJune 4, 2025
HB 566PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Establishes job order contracting as an alternative project delivery method applicable to deferred maintenance of public facilities by postsecondary education institutions for certain work types (EN NO IMPACT See Note)Co-sponsorEnactedJune 4, 2025
HB 383TAX CREDITS: Postpones the termination of a tax credit for C-corporations for local inventory taxes paid but reduces the amount of the credit for those taxpayers (EG1 -$130,000,000 SD RV See Note)Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 4, 2025
HB 517TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Establishes the Youth Cessation and Prevention Fund and dedicates a portion of the avails of the tax levied on smokeless tobacco to the fund (RE -$6,000,000 GF RV See Note)Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 3, 2025
HR 275LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to evaluate public bid law, parish or municipal infrastructure project delivery, and legislative proposals to improve efficiency and timeliness in infrastructure project deliveryPrimary sponsorIn committeeJune 2, 2025
SCR 57CONDOLENCES: Expresses the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Louisiana State Legislature upon the passing of Steven J. Miguez.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 1, 2025
HCR 24SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL: Creates a special committee of the legislature to study the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA)Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 30, 2025
HB 174BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the bridge located on U.S. 167 in Winn Parish as the "Clayton Horne Memorial Bridge"Co-sponsorEnactedMay 28, 2025
HB 142BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesCo-sponsorEnactedMay 28, 2025
HR 184COMMENDATIONS: Commends Robert Francis Prevost on his election to the leadership of the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIVCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 23, 2025
HR 172SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 15, 2025, as St. John the Baptist Parish Day at the state capitol and acknowledges Economic Development Week in St. John the Baptist ParishCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 16, 2025
SCR 24CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Arwin Bascle on the occasion of her passing.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 14, 2025
HB 395HIGHER EDUCATION: Expands eligible programs for M.J. Foster Promise Program funding to include those associated with LED projects (EG +$1,257,762 SD EX See Note)Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMay 12, 2025
HR 122SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 8, 2025, as St. James Parish Day at the state capitolPrimary sponsorIntroducedMay 9, 2025
HR 117SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 7, 2025, as Ascension Parish Day at the state capitolCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 9, 2025
HR 114SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as Alpha Phi Alpha, Incorporated, Day at the state capitolCo-sponsorIntroducedMay 9, 2025
HR 102SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 30, 2025, as Louisiana Chemical Industry Day at the state capitolPrimary sponsorIntroducedMay 9, 2025
HCR 19CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the legislature on the death of former state representative Billy Wayne "Coach" MontgomeryCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 5, 2025
HB 70TOPS: Revises initial academic eligibility requirements for a TOPS-Tech award (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 22, 2025
HR 20CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House on the death of Steven "Steve" Joseph MiguezCo-sponsorIntroducedApril 16, 2025
HB 398TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Increases the tax levied on smokeless tobacco and dedicates a portion of avails of the tax into the Youth Cessation and Prevention Fund (OR +$8,900,000 GF RV See Note)Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 14, 2025
HB 350DISTRICTS/DRAINAGE: Provides relative to drainage districtsPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 14, 2025

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