Rhonda Gaye Butler
Louisiana
Record ID: LA-House-38-BUTLER-R
- Physical Address: 514 W. Main Street Ville Platte, LA 70586-4424 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 116 Ville Platte, LA 70586
- (337) 363-3900
- hse038@legis.la.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 479 | JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 979 | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Increases the benefit paid to survivors of law enforcement officers and firemen (EN +$800,000 GF EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 36 | JUVENILES: Removes Evangeline Parish as a member of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 401 | BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the elevated portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Lance Corporal Justin D. McLeese Memorial Bridge""" | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 578 | CIVIL/LAW: Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act | unknown | 2026R |
| 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 | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 401 | CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to work towards a cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 67 | HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and report on gaps in acute healthcare access for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 12 | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Extends surviving spouse benefits for a reserve officer killed in the line of duty (EN +$250,000 GF EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 125 | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | vetoed | 2026R |
| HB 584 | CHILDREN/FOSTER CARE: Provides relative to children in foster care (EN +$11,125 EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 726 | BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Increases fines for abandoning vessels | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 222 | MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid to cover dental procedures for certain Medicaid enrollees (EN +$784,370 GF EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 54 | WILDLIFE/HABITAT: Urges and requests the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl behavior and to reinstate the enforcement mechanism that restricted the growth of hunting over intentionally flooding standing crops | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 143 | LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 575 | PUBLIC PROPERTY: Establishes a priority status for the acquisition of surplus state vehicles for youths in the extended foster care program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 861 | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the status of inactive boards and commissions in Louisiana (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 609 | HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the exemption of fees for health records when requested for the federal and state veterans affairs departments | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 354 | BRIDGES/FERRIES: Redesignates the Magnolia Bridge as the "Caleb Easterling Memorial Bridge""" | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 427 | CONTRACTS: Provides relative to the duty of care for online platforms that contract with minors | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 307 | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Authorizes the educational display of the Ten Commandments as a historical document and monument. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 72 | HEALTH SERVICES: Memorialize the United States Congress to research treatment methods for Acute Myeloid Leukemia | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 86 | WILDLIFE/HABITAT: Expresses legislative support for a request by Senator John N. Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study addressing the impact of land use changes and habitat loss on migratory waterfowl behavior | unknown | 2026R |
| SCR 24 | WILDLIFE/FISHERIES DEPT: Amends rules relative to chronic wasting disease. | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 84 | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to health insurance coverage for prostate cancer screening. (gov sig) (EN +$5,100 SG EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 535 | PATERNITY: Provides relative to authentic acts for acknowledgment of paternity | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 39 | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 105 | TOPS: Provides relative to TOPS eligibility. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 168 | CORRECTIONS: Creates a transitional reentry program for female parolees (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 680 | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 34 | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT: Provides relative to alerts for missing persons. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 224 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends Paul Hollis, director of the United States Mint, on the occasion of his return visit to the La. House of Representatives | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 255 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends the students and faculty of the Lafayette Parish School System for winning first place in the Louisiana Governor's Games Thirty-First Annual Elementary State Championship Fitness Meet | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 257 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the tragic loss of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 258 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the tragic loss of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 259 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the tragic loss of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 11 | MILITARY AFFAIRS: Expresses support for the continued operations of the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Beauregard in Pineville and commends the accomplishments of the Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 9 | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Requests the government of the United Kingdom to continue its commitment to the foundational principles of individual liberties as enshrined in the Magna Carta | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 188 | HUNTING: Memorializes Congress to oppose any provision in the federal Farm Bill that may negatively impact the use of hunting dogs | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 77 | CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to pass the H-2B Certified Seasonal Employer Designation and reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program. | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 277 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jeffery Craig Whittington for his outstanding coaching career | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 5 | ENERGY: Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, and carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV) | in_committee | 2026R |
| HB 6 | ENERGY: Authorizes the governing authority of Rapides Parish to determine whether carbon dioxide sequestration and pipelines transporting carbon dioxide may be permitted within the parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV) | in_committee | 2026R |
| HB 801 | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Classic Black"" specialty license plate" | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 68 | CRIME: Provides relative to conduct that constitutes disturbing the peace (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 847 | DISTRICTS/WATER CONSERVN: Provides for the election, duties, and requirements of district supervisors of the soil and water conservation commission (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 613 | MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 102 | CRIME: Creates the crime of second degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 370 | AGRICULTURE/GRAIN: Provides for the assessment rate on agricultural commodities for the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund (EN +$626,130 SD RV See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 104 | ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway"". (8/1/26) (EN +$3 | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 384 | HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Dan DeBlanc American Hero Memorial Highway""" | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 460 | ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 526 as the "Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway"". (8/1/26)" | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 65 | CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program | failed | 2026R |
| HB 346 | HIGHWAYS: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 171 as the "Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway""" | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 367 | PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides for the enforcement procedures of the Structural Pest Control Commission | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 454 | HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act which provides for the chain of custody for human remains and internal organs (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note) | unknown | 2026R |
| SB 244 | HUNTERS/HUNTING: Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26) | unknown | 2026R |
| SCR 39 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends and honors Dr. Paul Dean Coreil on the occasion of his retirement as Chancellor of Louisiana State University of Alexandria and to recognize his many accomplishments in higher education, public service, youth development, and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service. | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 31 | RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Authorizes certain municipalities to terminate participation in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (RE SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) | passed_lower | 2026R |
| HCR 4 | HUNTING/DEER: Suspends rules relative to chronic wasting disease (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) | passed_lower | 2026R |
| HCR 82 | CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to authorize Louisiana to establish a pilot program allowing the state to administer and regulate the H-2B temporary worker visa programs for horticulture and landscaping, sugar processing, and seafood processing industries | in_committee | 2026R |
| HR 158 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, April 28, 2026, as Louisiana 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) Day at the state capitol and commends the state officers of the Louisiana 4-H and the Louisiana FFA Association | unknown | 2026R |
| HCR 73 | CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to include expanding H-2B worker visas in its appropriations bill or other appropriate legislative instrument for Fiscal Year 2027 | failed | 2026R |
| HR 77 | COMMENDATIONS: Commends Rosa Mae Briley Pitre on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 919 | INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers (RE +$238,163 SG EX See Note) | passed_lower | 2026R |
| HB 7 | PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV) | in_committee | 2026R |
| HR 48 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates the week of March 23-27, 2026, as Louisiana Agriculture Week at the state capitol and in the state of Louisiana and commends the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness leaders who participate in this initiative | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 182 | NURSES: Provides relative to victims of sexual assault (EG +$4,000,000 LF See Note) | passed_lower | 2026R |
| HB 221 | HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway""" | failed | 2026R |
| HR 47 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates the week of March 23 through 27, 2026, as Louisiana Agriculture Week at the state capitol and in the state of Louisiana and commends the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness leaders who participate in this initiative | failed | 2026R |
| HR 19 | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association Day at the state capitol and commends the members of the association | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 4 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of the Honorable Joe R. Salter, former Speaker of the House | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 5 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Derek Scott | unknown | 2026R |
| HR 6 | CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of long-time Capitol Security Specialist Leroy Cavalier | unknown | 2026R |
| HB 40 | RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Provides relative to the payment of unfunded accrued liability by employers of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC) | in_committee | 2026R |