Louisiana · Current officeholder
Bob Owen
Republican Louisiana Senate, District 1
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Sponsored legislation
73 bills in the current data (20 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 487 | CHARITABLE GAMING: Provides for the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law. (8/1/26) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 23, 2026 |
| SB 43 | HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 23, 2026 |
| SB 406 | TAX/LOCAL: Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN +$590,000 LF RV See Note) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 23, 2026 |
| SB 433 | MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HB 457 | HOMELESS: Establishes minimum housing standards for individuals experiencing homelessness (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HB 401 | BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the elevated portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Lance Corporal Justin D. McLeese Memorial Bridge" | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| HCR 79 | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take such actions as are necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in the Kisatchie National Forest | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | June 5, 2026 |
| HB 1001 | HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway" | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 2, 2026 |
| SR 202 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Ed Tillison as a pioneer in professional football and recognizes his leadership in both business and community service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | June 1, 2026 |
| SR 191 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Thursday, May 28, 2026, as IgA Nephropathy Awareness Day in Louisiana. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | June 1, 2026 |
| SB 393 | EXPLOSIVES: Provides for the regulation of explosives. (8/1/26) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| SB 331 | WATER/WATERWAYS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/26) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| SB 330 | TRAFFIC: Provides specifications for proper identification of school zones with automated speed enforcement. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| SB 236 | HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to kidney disease. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| SB 200 | HOMELAND SECURITY: Allows for expropriation of land near military bases that is owned by foreign adversaries or agents of foreign adversaries when the ownership poses a threat to public health and safety. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2026 |
| SCR 78 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, May 29, 2026, as Bonfouca Museum and Research Center Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2026 |
| HCR 97 | CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 28, 2026 |
| SR 119 | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Requests the LSU Board of Supervisors to study naming the LSU Gymnastics Training Facility in honor of Coach D-D Breaux. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 25, 2026 |
| SB 404 | HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to eye care providers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 22, 2026 |
| SB 34 | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT: Provides relative to alerts for missing persons. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 22, 2026 |
| SB 32 | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT: Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 22, 2026 |
| SB 306 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 22, 2026 |
| HB 636 | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides relative to hazing at public postsecondary education institutions (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 22, 2026 |
| SB 514 | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT: Provides relative to Department of Transportation and Development aeronautic activities. (8/1/26) | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| SB 275 | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for reimbursement rates of services provided by CRNAs within their lawful scope of practice. (1/1/27) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 15, 2026 |
| SB 206 | HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for blood pressure testing in schools. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 15, 2026 |
| HB 801 | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 15, 2026 |
| SB 24 | ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates Interstate 49 as "Senator J. Bennett Johnston Jr. Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$4,500 SG EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 160 | ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 171 in Sabine Parish as " Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$1,500 SG EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 103 | ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as "Gladys Edwards Highway". (8/1/26) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2026 |
| HB 428 | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "2023 and 2025 LSU Fighting Tigers College World Series Champions" specialty license plate | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2026 |
| HB 384 | HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Dan DeBlanc American Hero Memorial Highway" | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2026 |
| SCR 45 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Allyce Trapp Alexander on the occasion of her passing. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 149 | HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway" | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| SB 244 | HUNTERS/HUNTING: Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| SCR 34 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Coach Pat Collins. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 4, 2026 |
| SR 63 | HEALTH SERVICES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the feasibility of providing buprenorphine to paramedics. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 27, 2026 |
| SCR 17 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Louis S. Reine on the occasion of his retirement as president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2026 |
| SCR 16 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere condolences upon the death of former West Monroe High School football coach Jerry O. Arledge. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2026 |
| SB 519 | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for health improvement programs for minors. (8/1/26) | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2026 |
| SR 43 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends Senate President Cameron Henry, Jr. for serving as the 2026 Irish Grand Marshal in the 44th Irish-Italian Parade. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 30, 2026 |
| SR 30 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former district attorney, judge, and Louisiana State Senator Robert W. "Bob" Kostelka. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 30, 2026 |
| SCR 13 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Saturday, March 21, 2026, as World Down Syndrome Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 30, 2026 |
| HCR 18 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Lady Jaguars Soccer Team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Division IV state championship | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 27, 2026 |
| SB 263 | MOTOR CARRIERS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Towing and Storage Act. (8/1/26) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| HCR 3 | SNAP/FOOD STAMPS: Urges and requests the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health to fund SNAP benefits under certain circumstances | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 30, 2025 |
| SB 26 | PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 182 | MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid prior authorization during a declared emergency. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 125 | EXPLOSIVES: Provides relative to explosives. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 624 | WORKFORCE COMMISSION: Transfers certain family and support programs from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Workforce Commission and renames Louisiana Workforce Commission to Louisiana Works (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HCR 44 | HEALTH/CANCER: Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 13, 2025 |
| SR 210 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes the month of June as "African-American Music Appreciation Month" in Louisiana. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | June 12, 2025 |
| SR 208 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Oscar Earl Carter III. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | June 12, 2025 |
| SR 207 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends Tina Vanichchagorn for twenty years of public service. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | June 12, 2025 |
| SR 189 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Lake Castle Slidell Private School SeaPerch team for third place achievement at the 2025 International SeaPerch Competition. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | June 12, 2025 |
| SR 145 | PHYSICIANS: Requests the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to promulgate rules relative to physician assistants. | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 12, 2025 |
| SCR 32 | CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to avoid cuts to the Medicaid program. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 12, 2025 |
| HB 652 | SEAFOOD: Provides for seafood safety and testing (EN +$240,608 SD EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 11, 2025 |
| SCR 68 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the LSU Shreveport Pilots Baseball Team on winning the 2025 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Baseball National Championship. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 10, 2025 |
| SB 118 | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL: Excludes certain amounts deposited into ABLE accounts for qualified expenses of persons with disabilities from state income tax. (8/1/25) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 8, 2025 |
| HB 54 | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for the designation of a postsecondary education institution as a "Purple Star Campus" (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 8, 2025 |
| SB 190 | ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 2025 |
| SB 11 | MOTOR VEHICLES: Provide for penalties for certain traffic offenses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 2025 |
| SR 149 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Chalmette High School 2025 Management Team on winning the National ProStart Invitational held in Baltimore, Maryland. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | June 1, 2025 |
| SCR 57 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Louisiana State Legislature upon the passing of Steven J. Miguez. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 1, 2025 |
| SCR 14 | CONGRESS: Memorializes congress to modify the H-2A nonimmigrant program to assist with Louisiana's labor workforce shortage. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 1, 2025 |
| SB 196 | COURTS: Provides relative to homelessness. (8/1/25) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 29, 2025 |
| SCR 33 | CONDOLENCES: Recognizes the service of Covington Fire Chief Gary Blocker Jr. and expresses condolences on his passing. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 27, 2025 |
| SR 85 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends the St. Tammany Parish School System on winning first place in the Louisiana Governor's Games' Thirtieth Annual Elementary State Championship Fitness Meet. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | May 14, 2025 |
| SCR 24 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Arwin Bascle on the occasion of her passing. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 14, 2025 |
| SCR 12 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends the American Irish State Legislators Caucus. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| SB 242 | PUBLIC SERVICE COMN: Provides for the authority of the Public Service Commission. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note) | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2025 |
| SB 124 | WATER/WATERWAYS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/25) | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 14, 2025 |