G
Gary Carter
LA Senate District 7
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Government Operations & Budget 27Transportation & Infrastructure 15Criminal Justice & Policing 14Healthcare 12Education 9Social Services & Welfare 9Labor & Employment 7Environment & Energy 6Economy & Taxes 5Agriculture 4Civil Rights & Liberties 4Other 3Defense & Military 2Technology & Privacy 2Veterans Affairs 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Elections & Voting 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| LA Senate District 7 current
Louisiana |
Democratic | Jun 30, 2021 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| LA Senate District 7
Louisiana |
Democratic | Jan 11, 2016 | Jun 29, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| LA House District 102
Louisiana |
Democratic | — | Jun 29, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,548 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 766
INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications (EN…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1341) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 359bacde-9539-466a-b379-ed260e65acdc | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/359bacde-9539-466a-b379-ed260e65acdc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 457
HOMELESS: Establishes minimum housing standards for individuals experiencing homelessness (EN SEE…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1336) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0cbc0c6f-e070-4b88-815b-13116450e40d | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cbc0c6f-e070-4b88-815b-13116450e40d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1172
HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1299) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2601f748-9d48-482b-8d7d-e9d731dd3aac | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2601f748-9d48-482b-8d7d-e9d731dd3aac CC0-1.0 |
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HB 47
RETIREMENT/ASSESSORS: Provides relative to cost-of-living adjustments for the Louisiana Assessors'…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1367) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ce232145-cc86-44bd-9315-4f9861e1b2d6 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce232145-cc86-44bd-9315-4f9861e1b2d6 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 86
WILDLIFE/HABITAT: Expresses legislative support for a request by Senator John N. Kennedy to the…
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CONCUR (#1250) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab63fd39-49bf-4c6a-8156-9ba959fa03a0 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab63fd39-49bf-4c6a-8156-9ba959fa03a0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 804
ENERGY: Creates the Louisiana Energy Protection Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1272) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 99096464-3559-407c-86dd-ad48f3dcdc4c | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/99096464-3559-407c-86dd-ad48f3dcdc4c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 821
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides for the establishment of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools within the…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1273) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 86924307-6e48-4e89-ada0-f12c5b12e70e | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86924307-6e48-4e89-ada0-f12c5b12e70e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 403
SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1364) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f4561662-6f09-44af-b069-279a3e3be053 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4561662-6f09-44af-b069-279a3e3be053 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 97
CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation…
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CO-AUTHORS (#1253) | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll efda29a2-16ae-40e9-93e7-9302081bdd1b | May 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/efda29a2-16ae-40e9-93e7-9302081bdd1b CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 74
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission
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CONCUR (#1385) | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 14a5408e-8015-4a1d-baf4-64c5183f84bf | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/14a5408e-8015-4a1d-baf4-64c5183f84bf CC0-1.0 |
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HB 988
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Modifies the current and retired legislators special prestige license…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1283) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4616fcbe-2461-4ed8-a49b-f9d2c8d5d679 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4616fcbe-2461-4ed8-a49b-f9d2c8d5d679 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 79
CIVIL/LAW: Removes damage threshold for carbon capture release
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1325) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 43a7403d-1ad1-4706-b62e-42d30bcc8d49 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43a7403d-1ad1-4706-b62e-42d30bcc8d49 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 72
HEALTH SERVICES: Memorialize the United States Congress to research treatment methods for Acute…
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CONCUR (#1240) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 866999c7-d17a-40ea-9ecd-e51c7a5b718a | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/866999c7-d17a-40ea-9ecd-e51c7a5b718a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 126
COURTS: Provides relative to the use of a facility dog by a witness during certain circumstances
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1373) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b5247b8c-fb81-4d1c-8d33-f0405213ded3 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5247b8c-fb81-4d1c-8d33-f0405213ded3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1100
SMALL BUSINESS: Repeals requirements for enriching bread and flour sold in this state
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1349) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 096aa813-537a-4b70-befc-76eee96298e3 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/096aa813-537a-4b70-befc-76eee96298e3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1056
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Natchitoches Parish
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1293) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cede887f-b1d2-4e68-9f7d-dd8149b39952 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cede887f-b1d2-4e68-9f7d-dd8149b39952 CC0-1.0 |
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HCR 28
NURSES: Creates the Task Force on School Nurse Orientation
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CONCUR (#1238) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 64204866-6d1c-4faa-b56f-57a697fa020e | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64204866-6d1c-4faa-b56f-57a697fa020e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 833
PRIVACY: Creates the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force
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CO-AUTHORS (#1275) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 443f300d-607e-4bc2-90be-68c4d9802537 | May 26, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/443f300d-607e-4bc2-90be-68c4d9802537 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 324
JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries (EN +$6,690,757 GF EX See Note)
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1368) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d4f72e7-eba8-4cb4-a9a2-6b0236140980 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d4f72e7-eba8-4cb4-a9a2-6b0236140980 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 978
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1282) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a68a967-ea04-4518-8b35-31fa5b02a5db | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a68a967-ea04-4518-8b35-31fa5b02a5db CC0-1.0 |
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HB 951
LABOR: Provides with respect to the creation of an Office of the Louisiana Talent Accelerator…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1326) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e9fe51b8-6b7a-4109-a349-79b0dc268212 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e9fe51b8-6b7a-4109-a349-79b0dc268212 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 71
LIABILITY/CIVIL: Adds armed security officers as authorized persons subject to a limitation of…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1333) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7243140e-7070-45b8-8221-57ed19f4e99e | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7243140e-7070-45b8-8221-57ed19f4e99e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1001
HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Jesse Jackson…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1285) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 883eb370-802a-43c4-ad88-82ddc9087902 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/883eb370-802a-43c4-ad88-82ddc9087902 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 251
CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides with respect to criminal resentencing
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1316) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1ec44bd3-2d5f-408a-a383-97a9881364a5 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ec44bd3-2d5f-408a-a383-97a9881364a5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1231
MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides relative to Medicaid coverage for pregnant women (EN NO IMPACT See…
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FINAL PASSAGE (#1357) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1869ec99-236e-4c81-8d83-573612566cc3 | May 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1869ec99-236e-4c81-8d83-573612566cc3 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (11 as lead sponsor)
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SR 187
LA · —
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Requests the LCLE to report to the Senate Committee on Judiciary B on the progress of the implementation of Act 426 of the 2025 Regular…
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SR 173
LA · —
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review of public-private partnership contracting…
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SB 504
LA · —
STUDENTS: Provides relative to individual graduation plans. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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SB 22
LA · —
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides for the eligibility of certain positions within the office of the constable of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans…
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SB 380
LA · —
SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Creates the Real Timbers Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)
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SCR 58
LA · —
ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review of public-private partnership contracting practices.
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SR 57
LA · —
COMMENDATIONS: Recognizes the vital contributions of Tulane University to the state of Louisiana.
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SR 65
LA · —
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, April 8, 2026, as "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Day" at the Louisiana State Capitol.
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SB 473
LA · —
VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for requested time-off to vote. (8/1/26)
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SB 494
LA · —
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS RET: Provides relative to the District Attorneys' Retirement System. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE APV)
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